# loca vs locale

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### loca
*noun · IPA \ˈlo.ka\ · frequency rank #43,530*
Folle, femme atteinte de folie.

### locale
*adjective · IPA \lɔ.kal\ · frequency rank #2,086*
Féminin singulier de local.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/loca-vs-locale