# located vs locator

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### located
*verb · IPA /ləʊˈkeɪtɪd/ · frequency rank #1,460*
simple past and past participle of locate

### locator
*noun · IPA /ləʊˈkeɪtə/ · frequency rank #27,905*
One who, or that which, locates.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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