loco

\lo.ko\

/\lo.ko\/ noun

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The verdict

“loco” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #24,272. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,272
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-loco · loco · French

loco · rank #24,272 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,272
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH lime

Nearest frequency peer: lime (-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 « loco »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « loco » 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).

loco vs loi
50% similar
loco vs lol
50% similar
loco vs lot
50% similar

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

Key facts for loco
PropertyValue
Headwordloco
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\lo.ko\
Letters4
Frequency rank#24,272
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « loco »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).locose 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 « lime » (#24,271), « lords » (#24,273), « LFP » (#24,270). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « loco » est au #24,272. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around loco (IPA \lo.ko\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,272 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Locomotive.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for loco, with forms such as "lcoo", "lloco", and "locco". 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, "loi", "lol", "lot", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is loco, spelled L-O-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Locomotive.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Un léger coup de lime pour enlever une bavure, un soupçon d’antirouille orangée que l’on nomme minium, deux petits pas de recul façon Vélasquez contemplant ses Ménines, les bruits des locos comme fond sonore, alors elle est pas belle la vie ?
  2. Mal au bras. Manque de souffle. Et l'autre qui respire comme une loco.

Synonyms

locomotive

This word in other languages

Lok(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lcoo
  • lloco
  • locco
  • looc
  • olco

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of loco - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

lcoo2lloco1locco1looc2olco2
Edit distance from "loco"

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 "loco"?
"loco" is spelled L-O-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is \lo.ko\.
What does "loco" mean?
As a noun, "loco" means: Locomotive.
What words are commonly confused with "loco"?
"loco" is commonly confused with "loi", "lol", "lot". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "loco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "loco" is \lo.ko\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "loco" come from?
"loco" is a French 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 French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lime#24,271jeta#24,259MILF#24,287muté#24,292

Similar misspelling depth

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

massa5 variantspaco5 variantsGerry5 variantseagle5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list