Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

loki

/ˈloʊki/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.27 in modern English

Syllables: lo-ki
IPA: /ˈloʊki/

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

name

A male given name from Old Norse.

Example Sentences

"There’s the Loki fly, in honor of the tortured God of Mischief, whose scientific name is “Daptolestes illusiolautus,” meaning elegant deception."
"A son, Loki James, was born to Kelly and James Harechmak of Germantown."
"In the meantime, Hedley’s focus will remain on winning the starting job and speaking to his 16-month-old son, Loki, on FaceTime every night."
"She will be dearly missed by her […] great-great-grandchildren Lunabella, Atticus and Loki, […]"

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈloʊki/
British English: /ˈləʊki/

Derived Forms

Lokean Lokian Thorki

Homonyms

low-key (sometimes)

Rhymes With

low-key poke smoky smokey hokey pokey toki okie hokey pokey oaky folky cokey

Questions

How do you pronounce loki?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈloʊki/.
What does loki mean?: The god of mischief and trickery; growing progressively evil, he kills Balder, and is bound until Ragnarok, the end of the world.
Where does loki come from?: Borrowed from Old Norse Loki, where further etymology is shown.

How to pronounce loki

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