locativo

[lokaˈt̪iβ̞o]

/[lokaˈt̪iβ̞o]/ noun

The verdict

“locativo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #99,772 among 2,069 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,772
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Uno de los casos gramaticales para el sintagma nominal, donde generalmente se marca el lugar donde se desarrolla una acción.

Corpus desk

Index ES-locativo · locativo · Spanish

locativo · rank #99,772 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,772
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH locador

Nearest frequency peer: locador (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “locativo”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “locativo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for locativo
PropertyValue
Headwordlocativo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[lokaˈt̪iβ̞o]
Letters8
Frequency rank#99,772
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “locativo” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).locativocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “locador” (#99,771), “loteo” (#99,774), “llevaríamos” (#99,769). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “locativo” va en #99,772. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

locativo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #99,772 among 2,069 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [lokaˈt̪iβ̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list