loci

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The verdict

“loci” is uncommon German (frequency #89,240 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,240
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs locus

Corpus desk

Index DE-loci · loci · German

loci · rank #89,240 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,240
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH logistischer

Nearest frequency peer: logistischer (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „loci“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „loci“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for loci
PropertyValue
Headwordloci
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters4
Frequency rank#89,240
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „loci“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).locifällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „logistischer“ (#89,241), „lor“ (#89,242), „Lippspringe“ (#89,237). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „loci“ bei #89,240. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

loci is uncommon German at frequency #89,240 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for loci in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is loci, spelled L-O-C-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs locus
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs locus
  3. 3
    Vokativ Plural des Substantivs locus

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "loci"?
"loci" is spelled L-O-C-I. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "loci" mean?
As a noun, "loci" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs locus
How do you pronounce "loci"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "loci" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "loci" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "loci", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Lwiw#89,250lale#89,200meli#89,284kuro#89,186

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list