lookalike
/ˈlʊkəlaɪk/noun
lookalike is spelled L-O-O-K-A-L-I-K-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,267th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lookalike means “A doppelganger, impersonator, imposter, or body double” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lookalike is lookalikes.
How many letters and syllables are in lookalike?
| Letters | 9: L-O-O-K-A-L-I-K-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 40,267th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is lookalike?
Lookalike appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,267th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce lookalike?
- US /ˈlʊkəlaɪk/
Lookalike has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-lookalike.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with lookalike
Also written: look-a-like (one word or two), look-alike (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of lookalike
- lookalikes plural
- look-alike
- look-a-like
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lookalike mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A doppelganger, impersonator, imposter, or body double.
The cousins were such close lookalikes they could impersonate each other, and sometimes did.
- 2
CanadaUSSomething that looks very similar to or the same as the genuine article.
Among competing products, a generic substitute is one thing, whereas a deceptive lookalike is another.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lookalike in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person physically resembling another person:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sosie |
| German | Doppelgänger, Doppelgängerin |
| Portuguese | sósia |
| Spanish | sosias, sosia, parecido |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does lookalike come from?
From look + alike. See also look alike.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).