localidad

[lokaliˈð̞að̞]

/[lokaliˈð̞að̞]/ noun

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The verdict

“localidad” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,993. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,993
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lugar habitado, pequeña población, pueblo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-localidad · localidad · Spanish

localidad · rank #2,993 · 13 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,993
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH liberación

Nearest frequency peer: liberación (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “localidad”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “localidad” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

localidad vs localiza
78% similar
localidad vs localizar
78% similar
localidad vs localizan
78% similar

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

Key facts for localidad
PropertyValue
Headwordlocalidad
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[lokaliˈð̞að̞]
Letters9
Frequency rank#2,993
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “localidad”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.localidadcae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “liberación” (#2,992), “Irán” (#2,991), “Manda” (#2,995). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “localidad” va en #2,993. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around localidad (IPA [lokaliˈð̞að̞]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,993 among 2,069 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for localidad, with forms such as "lcoalidad", "llocalidad", and "loaclidad". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "localiza", "localizar", "localizan", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is localidad, spelled L-O-C-A-L-I-D-A-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lugar habitado, pequeña población, pueblo.
  2. 2
    Lugar.

Synonyms

pobladovilla

This word in other languages

village(English)localité(Français)Dorf(Deutsch)aldeia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lcoalidad
  • llocalidad
  • loaclidad
  • locaildad
  • localdiad
  • localiadd
  • localidadd
  • localidda
  • localiddad
  • locallidad
  • loccalidad
  • loclaidad
  • olcalidad

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

lcoalidad2llocalidad1loaclidad2locaildad2localdiad2localiadd2localidadd1localidda2
Edit distance from "localidad"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "localidad"?
"localidad" is spelled L-O-C-A-L-I-D-A-D. The IPA pronunciation is [lokaliˈð̞að̞].
What does "localidad" mean?
As a noun, "localidad" means: Lugar habitado, pequeña población, pueblo.
What words are commonly confused with "localidad"?
"localidad" is commonly confused with "localiza", "localizar", "localizan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "localidad"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "localidad" is [lokaliˈð̞að̞]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "localidad" come from?
"localidad" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

numerosas#3,001pasajeros#3,003entidades#2,981producido#3,008

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

publicar13 variantseléctrica13 variantsescritura13 variantsculpable13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list