lapis
/ˈlæpɪs/
"lapis" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“lapis” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #38,012. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #38,012
- frequency rank, English
- 2,297
- “L” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ellipsis of lapis lazuli.
Corpus desk
Index EN-lapis · lapis · English
lapis · rank #38,012 · 7 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #38,012
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,297
- PHOTO-FINISH Laramie
Nearest frequency peer: Laramie (+1 rank slots)
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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “lapis”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- kor
kor
61,993 corpus weight
- Krugman
Krugman
61,992 corpus weight
- lapis
lapis
61,989 corpus weight
- Laramie
Laramie
61,988 corpus weight
- lethargic
lethargic
61,986 corpus weight
- liberator
liberator
61,984 corpus weight
What this shows “lapis” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lapis |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈlæpɪs/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #38,012 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “lapis”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around lapis (IPA /ˈlæpɪs/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,012 among 2,297 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Ellipsis of lapis lazuli.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for lapis, with forms such as "alpis", "laips", and "lapiss". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "las", "lis", "laws", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: Shortened form of lapis lazuli. The correct English form is lapis, spelled L-A-P-I-S.
Definition
- 1Ellipsis of lapis lazuli.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how lapis appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Lapis, opal, &c. are poliſh'd on a wooden wheel. To faſhion and Engrave vaſes of agate, cryſtal, lapis, or the like, they make uſe of a kind of lathe like that us'd by pewterers, excepting that as the pewterers lathe holds the veſſels, which are to be wrought with proper tools; that of the Engraver generally holds the tools which are turn'd by a wheel, an…
French Bead Necklace of lapis or carnelian color, with crystal rondelles between each bead, graduated, 32 inches long.
Etymology
Shortened form of lapis lazuli.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- alpis
- laips
- lapiss
- lappis
- lapsi
- llapis
- lpais
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lapis - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).