locus
The verdict
“locus” is an uncommon German word, ranked #53,051 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #53,051
- frequency rank, German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - der Ort, der Platz, die Stelle
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | locus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #53,051 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “locus” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for locus is 5 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #53,051 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1der Ort, der Platz, die Stelle
- 2Körperteil
- 3Mutterleib
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.
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Using “locus”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is L-O-C-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.