fleur-de-lis
/ˌflɝdəˈlis/
"fleur-de-lis" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“fleur-de-lis” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A design representing a flower whose three petals are joined together at the bottom (⚜, ⚜️), often used in heraldry, where it is particularly associated with the French monarchy.
Corpus desk
Index EN-fleur-de-lis · fleur-de-lis · English
fleur-de-lis · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fleur-de-lis |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌflɝdəˈlis/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “fleur-de-lis” in English
Rare enough to double-check
fleur-de-lis is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌflɝdəˈlis/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for fleur-de-lis in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From earlier flower-de-luce, from Middle English flourdelis, from Anglo-Norman flour de lis (“lily flower”); later remodelled after modern French fleur de lis (“lily flower”). The correct English form is fleur-de-lis, spelled F-L-E-U-R---D-E---L-I-S.
Definition
- 1A design representing a flower whose three petals are joined together at the bottom (⚜, ⚜️), often used in heraldry, where it is particularly associated with the French monarchy.
- 2The main element in the logo of most Scouting organizations, representing a major theme in Scouting: the outdoors and wilderness.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fleur-de-lis appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Adorned all with gemmes of endlesse price, […] And all embost with Lyons and with Flour-delice.
And waſh the Sanguin’d Fleur-de-Liſſes white.
Etymology
From earlier flower-de-luce, from Middle English flourdelis, from Anglo-Norman flour de lis (“lily flower”); later remodelled after modern French fleur de lis (“lily flower”).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.