local

\lɔ.kal\

/\lɔ.kal\/ adj

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The verdict

“local” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,824. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,824
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui appartient à un lieu ; qui a rapport à un lieu.

Corpus desk

Index FR-local · local · French

local · rank #1,824 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,824
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH lesquels

Nearest frequency peer: lesquels (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « local »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « local » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

local vs lol
60% similar
local vs lola
60% similar
local vs Luca
40% similar

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

Key facts for local
PropertyValue
Headwordlocal
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\lɔ.kal\
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,824
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « local »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).localse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « lesquels » (#1,823), « Laurent » (#1,822), « métier » (#1,826). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « local » est au #1,824. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around local (IPA \lɔ.kal\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #1,824 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for local, with forms such as "lcoal", "llocal", and "loacl". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "lol", "lola", "Luca", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is local, spelled L-O-C-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui appartient à un lieu ; qui a rapport à un lieu.
  2. 2
    Qui reproduit, d’une manière exacte et pittoresque, les mœurs, les costumes et les caractères d’un pays ou d’un temps.
  3. 3
    Propre à chaque objet, indépendamment de la distribution particulière de la lumière et des ombres.
  4. 4
    Topographique.
  5. 5
    Borné à un seul organe, à un seul endroit du corps et sans symptômes généraux.
  6. 6
    Qui est situé au même emplacement géographique, dont l’accès par le réseau est rapide.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La consommation locale absorbe presque tout ce produit ; une partie cependant est vendue à des fabricants de vins de Champagne.
  2. Une étude plus large et plus scientifique des dialectes locaux établira que, par son origine et par ses caractères essentiels, le slovaque appartient au groupe yougoslave.

Antonyms

distant

This word in other languages

local(English)local(Español)lokal(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lcoal
  • llocal
  • loacl
  • locall
  • loccal
  • locla
  • olcal

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

lcoal2llocal1loacl2locall1loccal1locla2olcal2
Edit distance from "local"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "local"?
"local" is spelled L-O-C-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is \lɔ.kal\.
What does "local" mean?
As an adjective, "local" means: Qui appartient à un lieu ; qui a rapport à un lieu.
What words are commonly confused with "local"?
"local" is commonly confused with "lol", "lola", "Luca". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "local"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "local" is \lɔ.kal\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "local" come from?
"local" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pensé#1,830aimer#1,847aurai#1,848agent#1,798

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

vieille7 variantsaccueil7 variantsbiens7 variantsélève7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list