# leno

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #30,118

## Definitions
1. A type of weave used to make light, open cotton fabric used for window curtains.

## Etymology
From French linon (“lawn (linen fabric)”), from lin (“linen; flax”) + -on.

## Easily confused with
- **lo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leno-vs-lo)
- **LN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leno-vs-ln)
- **let** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leno-vs-let)
- **leo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leno-vs-leo)
- **les** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leno-vs-les)
- **lin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leno-vs-lin)
- **lex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leno-vs-lex)
- **loo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leno-vs-loo)
- **Lew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leno-vs-lew)
- **lev** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leno-vs-lev)
- **Lon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leno-vs-lon)
- **lyn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leno-vs-lyn)
- **ley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leno-vs-ley)
- **Luo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leno-vs-luo)
- **lun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leno-vs-lun)
- **long** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leno-vs-long)
- **less** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leno-vs-less)
- **line** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leno-vs-line)
- **link** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leno-vs-link)
- **lets** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leno-vs-lets)

## Common misspellings (3)
`lenno`, `lleno`, `lneo`

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