Which to use
“lilies” is a noun and “Lilith” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,891
- “lilies” frequency rank
- #31,242
- “Lilith” frequency rank
- 55133
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lilies | Lilith |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of lily | A Mesopotamian storm demon, a bearer of disease and death. |
Letter map: lilies vs Lilith
Shared letters muted; letters that set lilies and Lilith apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. lilies (CVCVVC) and Lilith (CVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: lilies vs Lilith
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lilies is anoun and Lilithaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55133, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lilies is recorded at frequency rank #23,891, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈlɪliz/. Lilith is at rank #31,242, tagged as aname.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 55133, this pair ranks #135,961 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lilies vs Lilith
Shared letters: il. Private to "lilies": es. Private to "Lilith": ht.
"lilies" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "Lilith" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lilies" and "Lilith" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "lilies" vs "Lilith" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "lilies" and "Lilith". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "lilies" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Lilith" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #135,961 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lilies" and "Lilith" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lilian vs Lilith". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #135,961 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.