# lofty

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈlɒfti/ · frequency rank #18,611

## Definitions
1. High, tall, having great height or stature.
2. Idealistic, implying over-optimism.
3. Extremely proud; arrogant; haughty.

## Etymology
From Middle English lofty, lofti, lofte (“of high rank; noble; ornate”), equivalent to loft (“sky, firmament; upper room”) + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **lot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lofty-vs-lot)
- **loy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lofty-vs-loy)
- **lost** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lofty-vs-lost)
- **lots** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lofty-vs-lots)
- **loot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lofty-vs-loot)
- **Lyft** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lofty-vs-lyft)
- **Lott** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lofty-vs-lott)
- **lowry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lofty-vs-lowry)
- **lousy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lofty-vs-lousy)
- **lowly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lofty-vs-lowly)
- **lotto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lofty-vs-lotto)
- **lorry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lofty-vs-lorry)
- **lotta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lofty-vs-lotta)
- **lotte** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lofty-vs-lotte)
- **lolly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lofty-vs-lolly)
- **lusty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lofty-vs-lusty)
- **loony** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lofty-vs-loony)
- **lovey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lofty-vs-lovey)
- **loopy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lofty-vs-loopy)
- **left** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/left-vs-lofty)

## Common misspellings (8)
`lfoty`, `llofty`, `loffty`, `loftty`, `loftyy`, `lofyt`, `lotfy`, `olfty`

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