Levitical
"levitical" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Levitical” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relating to the book of Leviticus.
Corpus desk
Index EN-levitical · Levitical · English
Levitical · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Levitical |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Levitical” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Levitical is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Relating to the book of Leviticus.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Levitical, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is Levitical, spelled L-E-V-I-T-I-C-A-L.
Definition
- 1Relating to the book of Leviticus.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Levitical appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The invective heaped upon Charles Shively for his burning of the egregious Levitical text [i.e. Leviticus 18:22] is cruel and misdirected. Christianity is indeed the enemy when it countenances the abuse of any of God's children, and we who worship a living and loving Christ ought to be joining, not obstructing, Charlies efforts to expose the hate that has…
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.