# lapis

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlæpɪs/ · frequency rank #38,012

## Definitions
1. Ellipsis of lapis lazuli.

## Etymology
Shortened form of lapis lazuli.

## Easily confused with
- **las** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapis-vs-las)
- **lis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapis-vs-lis)
- **laws** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapis-vs-laws)
- **lips** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapis-vs-lips)
- **Luis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapis-vs-luis)
- **lays** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapis-vs-lays)
- **laps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapis-vs-laps)
- **Lois** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapis-vs-lois)
- **Lars** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapis-vs-lars)
- **lass** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapis-vs-lass)
- **Louis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapis-vs-louis)
- **Latin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapis-vs-latin)
- **Lewis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapis-vs-lewis)
- **lasts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapis-vs-lasts)
- **lapse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapis-vs-lapse)
- **leaps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapis-vs-leaps)
- **lipid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapis-vs-lipid)
- **lupus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapis-vs-lupus)
- **lupin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapis-vs-lupin)
- **Lazio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapis-vs-lazio)

## Common misspellings (7)
`alpis`, `laips`, `lapiss`, `lappis`, `lapsi`, `llapis`, `lpais`

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