---
id: "lookalike-domain"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "lookalike domain"
language: "en"
category: "Security and abuse"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
canonical: "https://tldlog.com/glossary/lookalike-domain/"
translations:
  es: "https://tldlog.com/es/glosario/dominio-apariencia-similar/"
  de: "https://tldlog.com/de/glossar/lookalike-domain/"
  fr: "https://tldlog.com/fr/glossaire/domaine-apparence-similaire/"
  it: "https://tldlog.com/it/glossario/dominio-somigliante/"
  pt-BR: "https://tldlog.com/pt/glossario/dominio-aparencia-semelhante/"
  ru: "https://tldlog.com/ru/glossariy/domen-dvoynik/"
  zh-Hans: "https://tldlog.com/zh/cihui/fangmao-yuming/"
---

# lookalike domain

A domain made to be mistaken for that of a known brand or organization. The umbrella term covers typos, characters swapped in from other alphabets, added words and the same name under another TLD. Lookalikes are used in phishing and fraud, and brand owners watch new registrations to catch them.

## related terms

- [typosquatting](https://tldlog.com/glossary/typosquatting/)
- [homograph attack](https://tldlog.com/glossary/homograph-attack/)
- [combosquatting](https://tldlog.com/glossary/combosquatting/)
- [phishing](https://tldlog.com/glossary/phishing/)
- [BEC](https://tldlog.com/glossary/bec/)