# Levi

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈliː.vaɪ/ · frequency rank #14,159

## Definitions
1. The third son of Jacob, by his wife Leah.
2. One of the Biblical tribes of Israelites, supposedly descended from Levi, the tribe from which priests were selected.
3. A male given name from Hebrew.
4. A Jewish surname from Hebrew.

## Etymology
Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew לֵוִי (lēwî), of uncertain origin. Doublet of Lewi.

## Easily confused with
- **li** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/levi-vs-li)
- **LV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/levi-vs-lv)
- **lex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/levi-vs-lex)
- **Liv** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/levi-vs-liv)
- **Lew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/levi-vs-lew)
- **luv** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/levi-vs-luv)
- **Lui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/levi-vs-lui)
- **ley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/levi-vs-ley)
- **love** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/levi-vs-love)
- **live** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/levi-vs-live)
- **levy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/levi-vs-levy)
- **Lori** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/levi-vs-lori)
- **Loki** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/levi-vs-loki)
- **lewd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/levi-vs-lewd)
- **Lexi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/levi-vs-lexi)
- **loci** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/levi-vs-loci)
- **Lviv** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/levi-vs-lviv)
- **Livy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/levi-vs-livy)
- **Lodi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/levi-vs-lodi)
- **Lewis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/levi-vs-lewis)

## Common misspellings (5)
`elvi`, `leiv`, `levvi`, `llevi`, `lvei`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/levi