locus

noun

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The verdict

“locus” is uncommon German (frequency #53,051 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,051
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Ort, der Platz, die Stelle

Corpus desk

Index DE-locus · locus · German

locus · rank #53,051 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,051
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH lockeres

Nearest frequency peer: lockeres (-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 „locus“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for locus
PropertyValue
Headwordlocus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#53,051
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „locus“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.locusfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „lockeres“ (#53,050), „Lottozahlen“ (#53,052), „Ludwigsfelde“ (#53,054). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „locus“ bei #53,051. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

locus is uncommon German at frequency #53,051 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for locus in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is locus, spelled L-O-C-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Ort, der Platz, die Stelle
  2. 2
    Körperteil
  3. 3
    Mutterleib

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how locus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „dusmo in loco“ (Andr. poet. 33)
  2. „Stlatta genus navigii latum magis quam altum, et a latitudine sic appellatum; sed ea consuetudine, qua stlocum pro locum et stlitem pro litem dicebant.“ (Fest. p. 312M)

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 "locus"?
"locus" is spelled L-O-C-U-S.
What does "locus" mean?
As a noun, "locus" means: der Ort, der Platz, die Stelle
What language does "locus" come from?
"locus" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

malus#53,062Maori#53,064lecke#53,037Missa#53,082

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list