Lockyer

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

The verdict

“Lockyer” is uncommon English (frequency #50,051 among 16,425 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,051
frequency rank, English
16,425
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A surname originating as an occupation.

Key facts for Lockyer
PropertyValue
HeadwordLockyer
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters7
Frequency rank#50,051
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Lockyer” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Lockyer lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Lockyer is uncommon English at frequency #50,051 among 16,425 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Lockyer doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: Occupational surname for a locksmith, from an agent derivative of lock. Equivalent to lock + -yer The correct English form is Lockyer, spelled L-O-C-K-Y-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname originating as an occupation.
  2. 2
    A rural locality in Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.
  3. 3
    A suburb of Albany, Western Australia.

Etymology

Occupational surname for a locksmith, from an agent derivative of lock. Equivalent to lock + -yer

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 "Lockyer"?
"Lockyer" is spelled L-O-C-K-Y-E-R.
What does "Lockyer" mean?
As a proper noun, "Lockyer" means: A surname originating as an occupation.
What is the origin of the word "Lockyer"?
Occupational surname for a locksmith, from an agent derivative of lock. Equivalent to lock + -yer See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Lockyer”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is L-O-C-K-Y-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list