locker

[ˈlokeɾ]

/[ˈlokeɾ]/ noun

The verdict

“locker” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #66,302 among 17,327 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,302
frequency rank, Spanish
17,327
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Estante que cuenta con una puerta y un mecanismo de bloqueo para dejar las pertenencias propias a salvo de cualquier hurto al llegar a un determinado lugar.

Key facts for locker
PropertyValue
Headwordlocker
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlokeɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#66,302
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “locker” 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). locker lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

locker is uncommon Spanish at frequency #66,302 among 17,327 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlokeɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Estante que cuenta con una puerta y un mecanismo de bloqueo para dejar las pertenencias propias a salvo de cualquier hurto al llegar a un determinado lugar.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for locker, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is locker, spelled L-O-C-K-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Estante que cuenta con una puerta y un mecanismo de bloqueo para dejar las pertenencias propias a salvo de cualquier hurto al llegar a un determinado lugar.

Synonyms

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 "locker"?
"locker" is spelled L-O-C-K-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlokeɾ].
What does "locker" mean?
As a noun, "locker" means: Estante que cuenta con una puerta y un mecanismo de bloqueo para dejar las pertenencias propias a salvo de cualquier hurto al llegar a un determinado lugar.
How do you pronounce "locker"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "locker" is [ˈlokeɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "locker" come from?
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Using “locker”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is L-O-C-K-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈlokeɾ] (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

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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