localización
[lokalisaˈsjõn]
The verdict
“localización” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #6,201 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #6,201
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 12
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Situación de un objeto o lugar en función de su posición, ubicación o coordenadas geográficas.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | localización |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [lokalisaˈsjõn] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #6,201 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “localización” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for localización is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [lokalisaˈsjõn]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,201 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Situación de un objeto o lugar en función de su posición, ubicación o coordenadas geográficas.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for localización, with forms such as "lcoalización", "llocalización", and "loaclización". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "localizaciones", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is localización, spelled L-O-C-A-L-I-Z-A-C-I-Ó-N.
Definition
- 1Situación de un objeto o lugar en función de su posición, ubicación o coordenadas geográficas.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: lcoalización,llocalización,loaclización,locailzación,localiazción,localizacción,localizacinó,localizaciónn,localizacóin,localizaicón,localizasión,localizcaión,localizzación,locallización,localziación,loccalización,loclaización,olcalización
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of localización - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “localización”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is L-O-C-A-L-I-Z-A-C-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [lokalisaˈsjõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “localizaciones” - see the side-by-side comparison. localización vs localizaciones
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.