# locality

> English word · Noun · IPA /loʊˈkæl.ɪ.ti/ · frequency rank #11,737

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

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

## Easily confused with
- **loyalty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locality-vs-loyalty)
- **locally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locality-vs-locally)
- **legality** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/legality-vs-locality)

## Common misspellings (12)
`lcoality`, `llocality`, `loaclity`, `locailty`, `localitty`, `localityy`, `localiyt`, `locallity`, `localtiy`, `loccality`, `loclaity`, `olcality`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/locality