# Levine vs levity

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Levine
*name · IPA /ləˈviːn/ · frequency rank #15,852*
A surname from Hebrew.

### levity
*noun · IPA /ˈlɛ.vɪ.ti/ · frequency rank #47,158*
A lightness of manner or speech, frivolity; flippancy; a lack of appropriate seriousness; an inclination to make a joke of serious matters.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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