lokalisieren

\lokaliˈziːʁən\

/\lokaliˈziːʁən\/ verb

The verdict

“lokalisieren” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-lokalisieren · lokalisieren · French

lokalisieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "L" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for lokalisieren
PropertyValue
Headwordlokalisieren
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\lokaliˈziːʁən\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « lokalisieren » en français

lokalisierenreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lokalisieren is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \lokaliˈziːʁən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Localiser.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for lokalisieren, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is lokalisieren, spelled L-O-K-A-L-I-S-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Localiser.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Drohnen werden von beiden Seiten vor allem für drei Ziele genutzt“, sagt (der Militärexperte). „(...) Drittens: zur Leitung von bodengestütztem Artilleriefeuer auf gegnerische Ziele, die aus der Luft aufgeklärt und lokalisiert werden.“
  2. Freud hat eine Tatsache hervorgehoben, deren Bedeutung vor ihm nicht erkannt worden war: die männliche Erotik ist eindeutig im Penis lokalisiert, während es bei der Frau zwei verschiedene erotische Systeme gibt: das klitoridale, das sich im infantilen Stadium entwickelt, und das vaginale, das sich erst nach der Pubertät entfaltet.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lokalisieren"?
"lokalisieren" is spelled L-O-K-A-L-I-S-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \lokaliˈziːʁən\.
What does "lokalisieren" mean?
As a verb, "lokalisieren" means: Localiser.
How do you pronounce "lokalisieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lokalisieren" is \lokaliˈziːʁən\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lokalisieren" come from?
"lokalisieren" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list