# Levine

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ləˈviːn/ · frequency rank #15,852

## Definitions
1. A surname from Hebrew.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French Levine, from Russian Левин (Levin), from Леви (Levi) + -ин (-in, “forming possessives & adjectives”), ultimately from Biblical Hebrew לֵוִי (“Levi”), of uncertain origin. Doublet of Levin.

## Easily confused with
- **line** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/levine-vs-line)
- **Lovin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/levine-vs-lovin)
- **livin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/levine-vs-livin)
- **Lewin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/levine-vs-lewin)
- **Lexie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/levine-vs-lexie)
- **Levis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/levine-vs-levis)
- **living** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/levine-vs-living)
- **loving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/levine-vs-loving)
- **lysine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/levine-vs-lysine)
- **levity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/levine-vs-levity)
- **Levi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/levi-vs-levine)
- **Lenin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lenin-vs-levine)
- **levin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/levin-vs-levine)
- **levee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/levee-vs-levine)
- **Levant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/levant-vs-levine)
- **Levi's** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/levi-s-vs-levine)
- **leaving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leaving-vs-levine)
- **Lavigne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lavigne-vs-levine)

## Common misspellings (8)
`elvine`, `leivne`, `levien`, `levinne`, `levnie`, `levvine`, `llevine`, `lveine`

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