# lifetime

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlaɪf.taɪm/ · frequency rank #3,701

## Definitions
1. The duration of the life of someone or something.
2. A long period of time.

## Etymology
From Middle English lyftyme, equivalent to life + time. Cognate with Icelandic líftími (“lifetime”). Compare also Saterland Frisian Lieuwendstied, Dutch leeftijd and levenstijd, German Low German Levenstied, German Lebenszeit, Danish livstid, Swedish livstid.

## Easily confused with
- **lifeline** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lifeline-vs-lifetime)
- **lifelike** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lifelike-vs-lifetime)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ilfetime`, `lfietime`, `lieftime`, `lifeitme`, `lifetiem`, `lifetimme`, `lifetmie`, `lifettime`, `liffetime`, `lifteime`, `llifetime`

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