Levi
/ˈliː.vaɪ/
"levi" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Levi” has 5 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #14,159. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #14,159
- frequency rank, English
- 2,297
- “L” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The third son of Jacob, by his wife Leah.
Corpus desk
Index EN-levi · Levi · English
Levi · rank #14,159 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #14,159
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,297
- PHOTO-FINISH lest
Nearest frequency peer: lest (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Levi”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- lax
lax
85,844 corpus weight
- lest
lest
85,843 corpus weight
- Levi
Levi
85,842 corpus weight
- Lilly
Lilly
85,841 corpus weight
- Malta
Malta
85,840 corpus weight
- markings
markings
85,839 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Levi” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Levi |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈliː.vaɪ/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #14,159 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Levi” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around Levi (IPA /ˈliː.vaɪ/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #14,159 among 2,297 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Levi, with forms such as "elvi", "leiv", and "levvi". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "li", "LV", "lex", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew לֵוִי (lēwî), of uncertain origin. Doublet of Lewi. The correct English form is Levi, spelled L-E-V-I.
Definition
- 1The third son of Jacob, by his wife Leah.
- 2One of the Biblical tribes of Israelites, supposedly descended from Levi, the tribe from which priests were selected.
- 3A male given name from Hebrew.
- 4A Jewish surname from Hebrew.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Levi appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: ²³ The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun: ²⁴ The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin: ²⁵ And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali: ²⁶ And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born…
But unto the tribe of Levi Moses gave not any inheritance: the Lord God of Israel was their inheritance, as he said unto them.
Etymology
Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew לֵוִי (lēwî), of uncertain origin. Doublet of Lewi.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- elvi
- leiv
- levvi
- llevi
- lvei
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Levi - 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.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "Levi" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "li". View pair
- 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #14,159 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.