locality

/loʊˈkæl.ɪ.ti/

//loʊˈkæl.ɪ.ti// noun

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"locality" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“locality” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #11,737. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,737
frequency rank, English
2,297
“L” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The fact or quality of having a position in space.

Corpus desk

Index EN-locality · locality · English

locality · rank #11,737 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,737
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,297
  • PHOTO-FINISH lg

Nearest frequency peer: lg (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “locality”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “locality” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

locality vs loyalty
75% similar
locality vs locally
75% similar
locality vs legality
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for locality
PropertyValue
Headwordlocality
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/loʊˈkæl.ɪ.ti/
Letters8
Frequency rank#11,737
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “locality”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).localitylands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “lg” (#11,736), “lure” (#11,738), “malicious” (#11,739). Among 2,297 “L” headwords, “locality” is #11,737. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around locality (IPA /loʊˈkæl.ɪ.ti/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,737 among 2,297 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for locality, with forms such as "lcoality", "llocality", and "loaclity". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "loyalty", "locally", "legality", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French localité, from Late Latin localitas, equivalent to local + -ity. The correct English form is locality, spelled L-O-C-A-L-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The fact or quality of having a position in space.
  2. 2
    The features or surroundings of a particular place.
  3. 3
    The condition of being local.
  4. 4
    The situation or position of an object.
  5. 5
    An area or district considered as the site of certain activities; a neighbourhood.
  6. 6
    Limitation to a county, district, or place.
  7. 7
    A built-up area, i.e. a city, town or village
  8. 8
    The perceptive faculty concerned with the ability to remember the relative positions of places.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how locality appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. It is thought that the soul and angels are devoid of quantity and dimension, and that they have nothing to do with grosser locality.
  2. a rural locality

Etymology

From French localité, from Late Latin localitas, equivalent to local + -ity.

This word in other languages

vecindario(Español)région(Français)Räumlichkeit(Deutsch)localidade(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lcoality
  • llocality
  • loaclity
  • locailty
  • localitty
  • localityy
  • localiyt
  • locallity
  • localtiy
  • loccality
  • loclaity
  • olcality

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of locality - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

lcoality2llocality1loaclity2locailty2localitty1localityy1localiyt2locallity1
Edit distance from "locality"

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 "locality"?
"locality" is spelled L-O-C-A-L-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /loʊˈkæl.ɪ.ti/.
What does "locality" mean?
As a noun, "locality" means: The fact or quality of having a position in space.
What words are commonly confused with "locality"?
"locality" is commonly confused with "loyalty", "locally", "legality". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "locality"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "locality" is /loʊˈkæl.ɪ.ti/. 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 "locality"?
From French localité, from Late Latin localitas, equivalent to local + -ity. 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 "locality", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mattress#11,740Meredith#11,741molecule#11,746monarchy#11,747

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

malicious12 variantsmuscular12 variantsinaugural12 variantsprostate12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list