levodopa
/ˌliː.və(ʊ)ˈdəʊ.pə/
"levodopa" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“levodopa” is uncommon English (frequency #93,913 among 16,425 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #93,913
- frequency rank, English
- 16,425
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Alternative form of ʟ-dopa.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | levodopa |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌliː.və(ʊ)ˈdəʊ.pə/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #93,913 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “levodopa” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
levodopa is uncommon English at frequency #93,913 among 16,425 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌliː.və(ʊ)ˈdəʊ.pə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative form of ʟ-dopa.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for levodopa, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From levo- + dopa. The correct English form is levodopa, spelled L-E-V-O-D-O-P-A.
Definition
- 1Alternative form of ʟ-dopa.
Etymology
From levo- + dopa.
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 “levodopa”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is L-E-V-O-D-O-P-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.