# Leonid

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈliː.ə.nɪd/ · frequency rank #32,479

## Definitions
1. Any meteor of a meteor shower that appears to radiate from the constellation Leo in November.

## Etymology
From Latin Leō (“lion; the constellation Leo”, stem Leōn-) + -id.

## Easily confused with
- **Leonidas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leonid-vs-leonidas)
- **lend** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lend-vs-leonid)
- **Leon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leon-vs-leonid)
- **Lenin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lenin-vs-leonid)
- **Leona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leona-vs-leonid)
- **leaned** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leaned-vs-leonid)
- **Leonard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leonard-vs-leonid)

## Common misspellings (8)
`elonid`, `lenoid`, `leoind`, `leondi`, `leonidd`, `leonnid`, `lleonid`, `loenid`

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