# Loki

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈləʊki/ · frequency rank #20,418

## Definitions
1. The god of mischief and trickery; growing progressively evil, he kills Balder, and is bound until Ragnarok, the end of the world.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Old Norse Loki, where further etymology is shown.

## Easily confused with
- **lot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loki-vs-lot)
- **low** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loki-vs-low)
- **lol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loki-vs-lol)
- **los** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loki-vs-los)
- **Lou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loki-vs-lou)
- **loo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loki-vs-loo)
- **Lon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loki-vs-lon)
- **Lui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loki-vs-lui)
- **lor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loki-vs-lor)
- **lop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loki-vs-lop)
- **lox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loki-vs-lox)
- **loy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loki-vs-loy)
- **Luk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loki-vs-luk)
- **love** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loki-vs-love)
- **long** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loki-vs-long)
- **look** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loki-vs-look)
- **lost** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loki-vs-lost)
- **lord** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loki-vs-lord)
- **lose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loki-vs-lose)
- **loss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loki-vs-loss)

## Common misspellings (5)
`lkoi`, `lloki`, `loik`, `lokki`, `olki`

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