# lentil

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlɛntəl/ · frequency rank #43,753

## Definitions
1. Any of several plants of the genus Lens, especially Lens culinaris, from southwest Asia, that have edible, lens-shaped seeds within flattened pods.
2. The seed of these plants, used as food.
3. A small chocolate candy in an edible shell.

## Etymology
From Middle English lentile, from Old French lentille from Latin lenticula, diminutive of lēns, from a pre-Indo-European substrate source shared by German Linse, Ancient Greek λάθυρος (láthuros) and Lithuanian lęšis. Doublet of lenticula.

## Easily confused with
- **lent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lent-vs-lentil)
- **Lenin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lenin-vs-lentil)

## Common misspellings (9)
`elntil`, `lenitl`, `lenntil`, `lentill`, `lentli`, `lenttil`, `letnil`, `llentil`, `lnetil`

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