located

/ləʊˈkeɪtɪd/

//ləʊˈkeɪtɪd// verb

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"located" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“located” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #1,460. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,460
frequency rank, English
2,297
“L” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - simple past and past participle of locate

Corpus desk

Index EN-located · located · English

located · rank #1,460 · 10 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,460
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,297
  • PHOTO-FINISH library

Nearest frequency peer: library (-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 “located”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “located” 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).

located vs locked
71% similar
located vs locator
71% similar
located vs loaded
71% similar

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

Key facts for located
PropertyValue
Headwordlocated
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ləʊˈkeɪtɪd/
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,460
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “located”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).locatedlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “library” (#1,459), “location” (#1,461), “interview” (#1,458). Among 2,297 “L” headwords, “located” is #1,460. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around located (IPA /ləʊˈkeɪtɪd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,460 among 2,297 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of locate".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for located, with forms such as "lcoated", "llocated", and "loacted". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "locked", "locator", "loaded", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is located, spelled L-O-C-A-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of locate

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lcoated
  • llocated
  • loacted
  • locaetd
  • locatde
  • locatedd
  • locatted
  • loccated
  • loctaed
  • olcated

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of located - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

lcoated2llocated1loacted2locaetd2locatde2locatedd1locatted1loccated1
Edit distance from "located"

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 "located"?
"located" is spelled L-O-C-A-T-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ləʊˈkeɪtɪd/.
What does "located" mean?
As a verb, "located" means: simple past and past participle of locate
What words are commonly confused with "located"?
"located" is commonly confused with "locked", "locator", "loaded". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "located"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "located" is /ləʊˈkeɪtɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "located" come from?
"located" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

library#1,459highest#1,457offered#1,464putting#1,465

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

freedom10 variantsflight10 variantsevening10 variantsweather10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list