localhost
"localhost" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“localhost” is uncommon English (frequency #92,811 among 16,425 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #92,811
- frequency rank, English
- 16,425
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The computer being used locally, contrasted with remote computers elsewhere on a network.
Corpus desk
Index EN-localhost · localhost · English
localhost · rank #92,811 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #92,811
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 16,425
- PHOTO-FINISH lof
Nearest frequency peer: lof (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “localhost”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Levite
Levite
7,197 corpus weight
- lineout
lineout
7,194 corpus weight
- literalism
literalism
7,192 corpus weight
- localhost
localhost
7,190 corpus weight
- lof
lof
7,189 corpus weight
- longform
longform
7,186 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “localhost” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | localhost |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #92,811 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “localhost” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
localhost is uncommon English at frequency #92,811 among 16,425 “L” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The computer being used locally, contrasted with remote computers elsewhere on a network.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for localhost in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From local + host. The correct English form is localhost, spelled L-O-C-A-L-H-O-S-T.
Definition
- 1The computer being used locally, contrasted with remote computers elsewhere on a network.
Etymology
From local + host.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "localhost", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.