# lilac

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlaɪlək/ · frequency rank #25,119

## Definitions
1. A large shrub of the genus Syringa, especially Syringa vulgaris, bearing white, pale-pink, or purple flowers.
2. A flower of the lilac shrub.
3. A pale purple color, the color of some lilac flowers.
4. A cat having a lilac-colored (pale brown) coat.

## Etymology
From obsolete French lilac (now lilas), from Arabic لِيلَك (līlak).

## Easily confused with
- **LLC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lilac-vs-llc)
- **Lisa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lilac-vs-lisa)
- **lily** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lilac-vs-lily)
- **lima** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lilac-vs-lima)
- **Lola** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lilac-vs-lola)
- **Lina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lilac-vs-lina)
- **lira** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lilac-vs-lira)
- **Lula** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lilac-vs-lula)
- **lilo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lilac-vs-lilo)
- **lipa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lilac-vs-lipa)
- **Lilly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lilac-vs-lilly)
- **Lille** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lilac-vs-lille)
- **Lilian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lilac-vs-lilian)
- **lil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lil-vs-lilac)
- **lac** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lac-vs-lilac)
- **LIC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lic-vs-lilac)
- **liar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liar-vs-lilac)
- **Liam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liam-vs-lilac)
- **LIGA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liga-vs-lilac)
- **lila** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lila-vs-lilac)

## Common misspellings (7)
`illac`, `lialc`, `lilacc`, `lilca`, `lillac`, `lliac`, `llilac`

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