# Leviticus

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ləˈvɪtɪkəs/ · frequency rank #34,159

## Definitions
1. The 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”).

## Common misspellings (13)
`elviticus`, `leivticus`, `leviitcus`, `levitcius`, `leviticcus`, `leviticsu`, `leviticuss`, `levitiucs`, `levitticus`, `levtiicus`, `levviticus`, `lleviticus`, `lveiticus`

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