Leviticus
/ləˈvɪtɪkəs/
"leviticus" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Leviticus” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #34,159 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #34,159
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The third of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible; the third book in the Torah.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Leviticus |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ləˈvɪtɪkəs/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #34,159 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Leviticus” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Leviticus is 9 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ləˈvɪtɪkəs/. Corpus data places it at rank #34,159 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "The third of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible; the third book in the Torah.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Leviticus, with forms such as "elviticus", "leivticus", and "leviitcus". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Derived from the Latin Liber Lēvīticus which is from the Ancient Greek το Λευιτικόν (to Leuitikón), "of the Levites [priestly class]". In Jewish writings it is customary to cite the book by its first word, וַיִּקְרָא (Vayikrá, “and he called”). The correct English form is Leviticus, spelled L-E-V-I-T-I-C-U-S.
Definition
- 1The third of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible; the third book in the Torah.
Etymology
Derived from the Latin Liber Lēvīticus which is from the Ancient Greek το Λευιτικόν (to Leuitikón), "of the Levites [priestly class]". In Jewish writings it is customary to cite the book by its first word, וַיִּקְרָא (Vayikrá, “and he called”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: elviticus,leivticus,leviitcus,levitcius,leviticcus,leviticsu,leviticuss,levitiucs,levitticus,levtiicus,levviticus,lleviticus,lveiticus
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Leviticus - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “Leviticus”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is L-E-V-I-T-I-C-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ləˈvɪtɪkəs/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.