# lovey

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlʌvi/ · frequency rank #39,404

## Definitions
1. An informal mode of address (associated most often with actors and the like).
2. A baby's toy, blanket, or other object of affection.

## Etymology
From love + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **loy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lovey-vs-loy)
- **lowe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lovey-vs-lowe)
- **lower** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lovey-vs-lower)
- **lowry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lovey-vs-lowry)
- **lowly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lovey-vs-lowly)
- **Lovin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lovey-vs-lovin)
- **lowkey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lovey-vs-lowkey)
- **lowery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lovey-vs-lowery)
- **ley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ley-vs-lovey)
- **love** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/love-vs-lovey)
- **live** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/live-vs-lovey)
- **lose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lose-vs-lovey)
- **lone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lone-vs-lovey)
- **levy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/levy-vs-lovey)
- **lore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lore-vs-lovey)
- **lobe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lobe-vs-lovey)
- **Loeb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loeb-vs-lovey)
- **lode** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lode-vs-lovey)
- **Livy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/livy-vs-lovey)
- **Loew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loew-vs-lovey)

## Common misspellings (7)
`llovey`, `loevy`, `loveyy`, `lovvey`, `lovye`, `lvoey`, `olvey`

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