# locum

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈləʊkəm/ · frequency rank #47,732

## Definitions
1. Ellipsis of locum tenens.
2. A period working as a locum tenens.

## Easily confused with
- **Lou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locum-vs-lou)
- **lum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locum-vs-lum)
- **loud** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locum-vs-loud)
- **loom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locum-vs-loom)
- **lotus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locum-vs-lotus)
- **locus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locum-vs-locus)
- **locust** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locum-vs-locust)
- **lyceum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locum-vs-lyceum)
- **LOC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loc-vs-locum)
- **lock** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lock-vs-locum)
- **loch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loch-vs-locum)
- **loco** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loco-vs-locum)
- **loci** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loci-vs-locum)
- **loam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loam-vs-locum)
- **local** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/local-vs-locum)
- **locks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locks-vs-locum)
- **Locke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locke-vs-locum)
- **lockup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lockup-vs-locum)

## Common misspellings (7)
`lcoum`, `llocum`, `loccum`, `locmu`, `locumm`, `loucm`, `olcum`

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