# loco

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈləʊ.kəʊ/ · frequency rank #22,141

## Definitions
1. A direction in written or printed music to be returning to the proper pitch after having played an octave higher or lower.

## Etymology
From Italian.

## Easily confused with
- **lot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loco-vs-lot)
- **low** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loco-vs-low)
- **lol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loco-vs-lol)
- **los** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loco-vs-los)
- **log** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loco-vs-log)
- **Lou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loco-vs-lou)
- **loo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loco-vs-loo)
- **Lon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loco-vs-lon)
- **Luo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loco-vs-luo)
- **lor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loco-vs-lor)
- **lop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loco-vs-lop)
- **Lod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loco-vs-lod)
- **lox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loco-vs-lox)
- **loy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loco-vs-loy)
- **Loh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loco-vs-loh)
- **LSC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loco-vs-lsc)
- **love** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loco-vs-love)
- **long** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loco-vs-long)
- **look** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loco-vs-look)
- **lost** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loco-vs-lost)

## Common misspellings (5)
`lcoo`, `lloco`, `locco`, `looc`, `olco`

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