footlocker

/ˈfʊʔ.laːkɚ/

//ˈfʊʔ.laːkɚ// noun

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

The verdict

“footlocker” is uncommon English (frequency #74,102 among 2,507 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,102
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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.

Corpus desk

Index EN-footlocker · footlocker · English

footlocker · rank #74,102 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,102
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH foots

Nearest frequency peer: foots (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Long-tail ranks near “footlocker”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “footlocker” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
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)

Long-tail rank of “footlocker” in English

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

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “foots” (#74,103), “focusses” (#74,100), “fortuitously” (#74,104). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “footlocker” is #74,102. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

footlocker is uncommon English at frequency #74,102 among 2,507 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈfʊʔ.laːkɚ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list