Loki

/[ˈloːki]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#33,704

in German word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Loki is aGermannoun. It means: Figur aus der nordischen Mythologie Pronounced [ˈloːki]. Often confused with Los and lol.

Key facts for Loki
PropertyValue
HeadwordLoki
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈloːki]
Letters4
Frequency rank#33,704
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Loki in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Loki is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈloːki]. Corpus data places it at rank #33,704 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Figur aus der nordischen Mythologie".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for Loki, with forms such as "lkoi", "lloki", and "loik". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Los", "lol", "low", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Loki, spelled L-O-K-I, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Figur aus der nordischen Mythologie

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: lkoi,lloki,loik,lokki,olki

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Loki

Misspelling Variants of "Loki"

lkoi4lloki5loik4lokki5olki4
Misspelling Variants of "Loki"

Frequency rank: #33,704 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Loki"?
"Loki" is spelled L-O-K-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈloːki].
What does "Loki" mean?
As a noun, "Loki" means: Figur aus der nordischen Mythologie
What words are commonly confused with "Loki"?
"Loki" is commonly confused with "Los", "lol", "low". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Loki"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Loki" is [ˈloːki]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Loki" come from?
"Loki" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter L in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.