footlocker

/ˈfʊʔ.laːkɚ/

//ˈfʊʔ.laːkɚ// noun

"footlocker" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“footlocker” is an uncommon English word, ranked #74,102 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#74,102
frequency rank, English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A long, rectangular trunk or similar container that lies flat on the floor, especially one used for personal belongings and kept at the foot of a bed, commonly used in barracks and dormitories.

Key facts for footlocker
PropertyValue
Headwordfootlocker
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈfʊʔ.laːkɚ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#74,102
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “footlocker” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). footlocker lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for footlocker is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈfʊʔ.laːkɚ/. Corpus data places it at rank #74,102 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A long, rectangular trunk or similar container that lies flat on the floor, especially one used for personal belongings and kept at the foot of a bed, commonly used in barracks and dormitories.".

footlocker has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From foot + locker. The correct English form is footlocker, spelled F-O-O-T-L-O-C-K-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A long, rectangular trunk or similar container that lies flat on the floor, especially one used for personal belongings and kept at the foot of a bed, commonly used in barracks and dormitories.

Etymology

From foot + locker.

This word in other languages

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "footlocker"?
"footlocker" is spelled F-O-O-T-L-O-C-K-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfʊʔ.laːkɚ/.
What does "footlocker" mean?
As a noun, "footlocker" means: A long, rectangular trunk or similar container that lies flat on the floor, especially one used for personal belongings and kept at the foot of a bed, commonly used in barracks and dormitories.
How do you pronounce "footlocker"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "footlocker" is /ˈfʊʔ.laːkɚ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "footlocker"?
From foot + locker. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “footlocker”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is F-O-O-T-L-O-C-K-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈfʊʔ.laːkɚ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list