locución

[lokuˈsjõn]

/[lokuˈsjõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“locución” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #33,207. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,207
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción de hablar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-locucion · locución · Spanish

locución · rank #33,207 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,207
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH logremos

Nearest frequency peer: logremos (+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 “locución”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “locución” 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).

locución vs loción
75% similar
locución vs lección
75% similar
locución vs locación
88% similar

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

Key facts for locución
PropertyValue
Headwordlocución
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[lokuˈsjõn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#33,207
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “locución”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).locucióncae 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 “logremos” (#33,208), “Llorona” (#33,205), “llavero” (#33,204). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “locución” va en #33,207. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around locución (IPA [lokuˈsjõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,207 among 2,069 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for locución, with forms such as "lcoución", "llocución", and "loccución". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "loción", "lección", "locación", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is locución, spelled L-O-C-U-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción de hablar.
  2. 2
    Manera de hablar.
  3. 3
    Reunión de dos o más palabras con una estructura fija que actúa como un lema cuyo sentido constituye una unidad.
  4. 4
    Reunión fija de dos o más vocablos que actúa como una clase de palabras en particular.
  5. 5
    Vocablo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how locución appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. No. Y para que no me preguntes más en esta materia, sabe que no hay actión [acción], ni aun locución ajena que les paresca [parezca] bien
  2. Yo no he de buscarla... - ¡Qué va! Yo no he de buscarla... -incidió ella, parodiando graciosamente la desganada locución

Synonyms

habladiscursofabulaciónlenguajedicciónexpresión

Antonyms

mudezsilencio

This word in other languages

expression(English)locution(Français)Äußerung(Deutsch)circunlóquio(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lcoución
  • llocución
  • loccución
  • loccuión
  • locucción
  • locucinó
  • locuciónn
  • locucóin
  • locuicón
  • locusión
  • loucción
  • olcución

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

lcoución2llocución1loccución1loccuión2locucción1locucinó2locuciónn1locucóin2
Edit distance from "locución"

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 "locución"?
"locución" is spelled L-O-C-U-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [lokuˈsjõn].
What does "locución" mean?
As a noun, "locución" means: Acción de hablar.
What words are commonly confused with "locución"?
"locución" is commonly confused with "loción", "lección", "locación". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "locución"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "locución" is [lokuˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "locución" come from?
"locución" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

logremos#33,208Laureano#33,193lagartos#33,191marchaba#33,223

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

milenaria12 variantsmodestos12 variantsmoriscos12 variantsmísticos12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list