Levinson

name

The verdict

“Levinson” is uncommon French (frequency #52,163 among 2,567 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,163
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom de famille.

Corpus desk

Index FR-levinson · Levinson · French

Levinson · rank #52,163 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,163
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH libérateurs

Nearest frequency peer: libérateurs (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Levinson »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Levinson » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Levinson
PropertyValue
HeadwordLevinson
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters8
Frequency rank#52,163
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Levinson » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Levinsontombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « libérateurs » (#52,164), « Leucate » (#52,161), « Lesbos » (#52,160). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « Levinson » est au #52,163. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Levinson is uncommon French at frequency #52,163 among 2,567 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom de famille.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Levinson in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Levinson, spelled L-E-V-I-N-S-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom de famille.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Levinson appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Dans les années 1960, le pédopsychiatre américain Boris M. Levinson obtient des résultats bénéfiques en utilisant le chien comme « cothérapeute » de l’enfant présentant des troubles psychiatriques.

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Levinson"?
"Levinson" is spelled L-E-V-I-N-S-O-N.
What does "Levinson" mean?
As a proper noun, "Levinson" means: Nom de famille.
What language does "Levinson" come from?
"Levinson" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Levinson", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list