# Lhasa

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈlɑːsə/ · frequency rank #44,899

## Definitions
1. The capital city of the Tibet Autonomous Region, China.

## Etymology
From Tibetan ལྷ་ས (lha sa), from Old Tibetan ར་ས (ra sa).

## Easily confused with
- **Lisa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lhasa-vs-lisa)
- **llama** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lhasa-vs-llama)
- **las** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/las-vs-lhasa)
- **last** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/last-vs-lhasa)
- **lava** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lava-vs-lhasa)
- **Lana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lana-vs-lhasa)
- **Lara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lara-vs-lhasa)
- **lama** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lama-vs-lhasa)
- **lash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lash-vs-lhasa)
- **lass** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lass-vs-lhasa)
- **least** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/least-vs-lhasa)
- **lease** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lease-vs-lhasa)
- **leash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leash-vs-lhasa)

## Common misspellings (7)
`hlasa`, `lahsa`, `lhaas`, `lhassa`, `lhhasa`, `lhsaa`, `llhasa`

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