Lasa
"lasa" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Lasa” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonym of Lhasa (capital city of Tibet): the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
Corpus desk
Index EN-lasa · Lasa · English
Lasa · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" 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 | Lasa |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Lasa” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Lasa is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonym of Lhasa (capital city of Tibet): the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.".
No misspelling variants are generated for Lasa in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 拉薩／拉萨 (Lāsà). The correct English form is Lasa, spelled L-A-S-A.
Definition
- 1Synonym of Lhasa (capital city of Tibet): the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Lasa appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The head of the Buddhist religion for the Mongols is Dalai Lama who dwells in Lasa, Tibet. They believe that whatever comes from Tibet is holy and the Tibetan priests take full advantage of this faith of the Mongol people to enrich themselves. The Mongols in great caravans make pilgrimages to this holy city, Lasa, though they must pass through deserts wit…
Lhasa (Lasa) is Tibet's capital and largest town, with a population of close to 140,000 in 1977. It lies north of the Brahmaputra River near the eastern end of the valley region. The city is dominated by the Potala, a monumental structure that was the spiritual and temporal center of traditional Tibet. Shigatse (Rikazi), to the west of Lhasa, is a second…
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 拉薩／拉萨 (Lāsà).
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.