# LOC vs locum

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### LOC
*noun · frequency rank #21,262*
Initialism of level of consciousness; also LoC.

### locum
*noun · IPA /ˈləʊkəm/ · frequency rank #47,732*
Ellipsis of locum tenens.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loc-vs-locum