localise

\lɔ.ka.liz\

/\lɔ.ka.liz\/ verb

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The verdict

“localise” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #42,987. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,987
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de localiser.

Corpus desk

Index FR-localise · localise · French

localise · rank #42,987 · 11 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,987
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH littoraux

Nearest frequency peer: littoraux (-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 « localise »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « localise » 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).

localise vs localité
75% similar
localise vs locative
75% similar
localise vs localités
67% similar

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

Key facts for localise
PropertyValue
Headwordlocalise
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\lɔ.ka.liz\
Letters8
Frequency rank#42,987
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « localise »

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « littoraux » (#42,986), « lombardi » (#42,988), « liquid » (#42,985). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « localise » est au #42,987. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around localise (IPA \lɔ.ka.liz\), averb. Corpus frequency is #42,987 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for localise, with forms such as "lcoalise", "llocalise", and "loaclise". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "localité", "locative", "localités", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is localise, spelled L-O-C-A-L-I-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de localiser.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de localiser.
  3. 3
    Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de localiser.
  4. 4
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de localiser.
  5. 5
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif de localiser.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Il s’agit d’une méthode qui se corrige, se rectifie, s’auto-critique, puis localise des tricheries, pour les "défalsifier”, (les corriger), puis les excéder.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lcoalise
  • llocalise
  • loaclise
  • locailse
  • localies
  • localisse
  • locallise
  • localsie
  • loccalise
  • loclaise
  • olcalise

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

lcoalise2llocalise1loaclise2locailse2localies2localisse1locallise1localsie2
Edit distance from "localise"

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 "localise"?
"localise" is spelled L-O-C-A-L-I-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \lɔ.ka.liz\.
What does "localise" mean?
As a verb, "localise" means: Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de localiser.
What words are commonly confused with "localise"?
"localise" is commonly confused with "localité", "locative", "localités". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "localise"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "localise" is \lɔ.ka.liz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "localise" come from?
"localise" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

lombardi#42,988léopards#42,993Medvedev#43,009interner#42,954

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

littoraux11 variantsinsérez11 variantsmégarde11 variantsnécrose11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list