# Laila

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈleɪlə/ · frequency rank #32,889

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Arabic, variant of Leila.

## Etymology
Variant of Leila and Layla, from Arabic لَيْلَى (laylā), related to لَيْلَة (layla, “night”).

## Easily confused with
- **lil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laila-vs-lil)
- **Lisa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laila-vs-lisa)
- **lily** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laila-vs-lily)
- **lava** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laila-vs-lava)
- **Lana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laila-vs-lana)
- **lima** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laila-vs-lima)
- **Lara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laila-vs-lara)
- **LIGA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laila-vs-liga)
- **lama** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laila-vs-lama)
- **Lola** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laila-vs-lola)
- **lair** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laila-vs-lair)
- **Lina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laila-vs-lina)
- **Leia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laila-vs-leia)
- **lila** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laila-vs-lila)
- **lira** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laila-vs-lira)
- **Lula** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laila-vs-lula)
- **lain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laila-vs-lain)
- **lilo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laila-vs-lilo)
- **lipa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laila-vs-lipa)
- **Laura** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laila-vs-laura)

## Common misspellings (6)
`alila`, `laial`, `lailla`, `lalia`, `liala`, `llaila`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/laila