localhost
noun
localhost is spelled L-O-C-A-L-H-O-S-T: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 92,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, localhost means “The computer being used locally, contrasted with remote computers elsewhere on a network” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of localhost is localhosts.
How many letters and syllables are in localhost?
| Letters | 9: L-O-C-A-L-H-O-S-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 92,628th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is localhost?
Localhost appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 92,628th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of localhost
- localhosts plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does localhost mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The computer being used locally, contrasted with remote computers elsewhere on a network.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Localhost in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense this computer:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Localhost |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does localhost come from?
From local + host.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).