levo-
"levo" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“levo-” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a prefix. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Left; on the left; toward the left.
Corpus desk
Index EN-levo · levo- · English
levo- · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | levo- |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Prefix |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “levo-” in English
Rare enough to double-check
levo- is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aprefix. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for levo-, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin laevus (“left”). The correct English form is levo-, spelled L-E-V-O--.
Definition
- 1Left; on the left; toward the left.
- 2Denoting a levorotatory form of an enantiomer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how levo- appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
levorotatory
levofloxacin, levoglucose
Etymology
From Latin laevus (“left”).
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.