locativo

[lokaˈt̪iβ̞o]

/[lokaˈt̪iβ̞o]/ noun

The verdict

“locativo” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #99,772 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#99,772
frequency rank, Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Uno de los casos gramaticales para el sintagma nominal, donde generalmente se marca el lugar donde se desarrolla una acción.

Key facts for locativo
PropertyValue
Headwordlocativo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[lokaˈt̪iβ̞o]
Letters8
Frequency rank#99,772
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “locativo” sits in Spanish 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). locativo lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for locativo is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [lokaˈt̪iβ̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #99,772 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Uno de los casos gramaticales para el sintagma nominal, donde generalmente se marca el lugar donde se desarrolla una acción.".

No misspelling variants are generated for locativo in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is locativo, spelled L-O-C-A-T-I-V-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Uno de los casos gramaticales para el sintagma nominal, donde generalmente se marca el lugar donde se desarrolla una acción.

This word in other languages

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 "locativo"?
"locativo" is spelled L-O-C-A-T-I-V-O. The IPA pronunciation is [lokaˈt̪iβ̞o].
What does "locativo" mean?
As a noun, "locativo" means: Uno de los casos gramaticales para el sintagma nominal, donde generalmente se marca el lugar donde se desarrolla una acción.
How do you pronounce "locativo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "locativo" is [lokaˈt̪iβ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "locativo" come from?
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Using “locativo”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is L-O-C-A-T-I-V-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [lokaˈt̪iβ̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list