locus
Spanish, noun/ˈlokus/
locus is spelled L-O-C-U-S (5 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 45,779th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Locus is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “locus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “posición fija en un cromosoma, que determina la posición de un gen o de un marcador genético”.
What does locus mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinelocus
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. posición fija en un cromosoma, que determina la posición de un gen o de un marcador genético.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of locus
- loci plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce locus?
- /ˈlokus/
- [ˈlo.kus]
- [ˈlokus]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to locus
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is locus in Spanish?
locus appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).