Levite
/ˈliː.vaɪt/
"levite" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Levite” is uncommon English (frequency #92,804 among 16,425 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #92,804
- frequency rank, English
- 16,425
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi, particularly in its role as a priestly caste.
Corpus desk
Index EN-levite · Levite · English
Levite · rank #92,804 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #92,804
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 16,425
- PHOTO-FINISH lineout
Nearest frequency peer: lineout (+3 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 “Levite”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- lbf
lbf
7,203 corpus weight
- Lecce
Lecce
7,202 corpus weight
- Lefkowitz
Lefkowitz
7,201 corpus weight
- Levite
Levite
7,197 corpus weight
- lineout
lineout
7,194 corpus weight
- literalism
literalism
7,192 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Levite” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Levite |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈliː.vaɪt/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #92,804 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Levite” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Levite is uncommon English at frequency #92,804 among 16,425 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈliː.vaɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Levite, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Late Latin Levītēs, Lēvīta, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek Λευῑ̈́της (Leuī̈́tēs). By surface analysis, Levi + -ite. The correct English form is Levite, spelled L-E-V-I-T-E.
Definition
- 1A member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi, particularly in its role as a priestly caste.
- 2A clergyman.
- 3A type of loose dress.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Levite appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
And there was a young man out of Bethlehemjudah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there.
A habit-maker […] is gone stark in love with Lady Ossory, on fitting her with the new dress, I think they call it a Levite, and says he never saw so glorious a figure […] .
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin Levītēs, Lēvīta, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek Λευῑ̈́της (Leuī̈́tēs). By surface analysis, Levi + -ite.
This word in other languages
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.