# Leia

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈleɪ̯.ə/ · frequency rank #27,195

## Definitions
1. A female given name originating as a coinage.

## Etymology
From the name of a princess in the American fantasy film Star Wars (1977).

## Easily confused with
- **li** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leia-vs-li)
- **let** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leia-vs-let)
- **lie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leia-vs-lie)
- **leo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leia-vs-leo)
- **lit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leia-vs-lit)
- **lip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leia-vs-lip)
- **les** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leia-vs-les)
- **lil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leia-vs-lil)
- **Liz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leia-vs-liz)
- **lid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leia-vs-lid)
- **lin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leia-vs-lin)
- **lib** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leia-vs-lib)
- **Liu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leia-vs-liu)
- **lex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leia-vs-lex)
- **Len** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leia-vs-len)
- **Liv** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leia-vs-liv)
- **lim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leia-vs-lim)
- **Lew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leia-vs-lew)
- **lev** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leia-vs-lev)
- **lis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leia-vs-lis)

## Common misspellings (4)
`elia`, `leai`, `liea`, `lleia`

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