lookit
/ˈlʊkɪt/
"lookit" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“lookit” is uncommon English (frequency #88,549 among 2,297 “L” headwords), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #88,549
- frequency rank, English
- 2,297
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - look, listen; see here, pay attention; the thing is, to be honest
Corpus desk
Index EN-lookit · lookit · English
lookit · rank #88,549 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #88,549
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,297
- PHOTO-FINISH loonie
Nearest frequency peer: loonie (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “lookit”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- lish
lish
11,459 corpus weight
- loanee
loanee
11,455 corpus weight
- lookit
lookit
11,452 corpus weight
- loonie
loonie
11,451 corpus weight
- louts
louts
11,449 corpus weight
- Loveridge
Loveridge
11,448 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “lookit” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lookit |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | /ˈlʊkɪt/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #88,549 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “lookit” in English
Rare enough to double-check
lookit is uncommon English at frequency #88,549 among 2,297 “L” headwords, classed as aninterjection, transcribed /ˈlʊkɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for lookit in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Nonstandard reanalysis of look at (that) as look + it. The correct English form is lookit, spelled L-O-O-K-I-T.
Definition
- 1look, listen; see here, pay attention; the thing is, to be honest
- 2behold!; look at that; look here or there; look!
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how lookit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ah lookit deputy, with all due respect to you, if you come in here and act like an ass that's exactly the label that you'll gain
Lookit! I'm old enough now, I'll wear what I want!
Etymology
Nonstandard reanalysis of look at (that) as look + it.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).