Lilith

Name: Lilith, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Lilith” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #31,242. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,242
frequency rank, English: 2,297
“L” headwords: 9
tracked misspellings: 6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A Mesopotamian storm demon, a bearer of disease and death.

Corpus desk

Index EN-lilith · Lilith · English

Lilith · rank #31,242 · 9 variants · 6 confusables

FREQ-MID #31,242
LEN-LONG 6 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
VAR-MID 9 variants
BOOK-MID 2,297
PHOTO-FINISH Livermore

Nearest frequency peer: Livermore (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langford

68,765
lapsed

68,764
Lasalle

68,763
Lilith

68,759
Livermore

68,758
Mackey

68,754

What this shows “Lilith” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Lilith vs limit

50% similar

Lilith vs limits

50% similar

Lilith vs Lolita

67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Lilith
Property	Value
Headword	Lilith
Language	English
Part of speech	Proper noun
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#31,242
Misspellings tracked	9
Confusable pairs	6
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Lilith”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Lilithlands here:

#31,242

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “Livermore” (#31,243), “Lasalle” (#31,238), “lapsed” (#31,237). Among 2,297 “L” headwords, “Lilith” is #31,242. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Lilith, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #31,242 among 2,297 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Lilith, with forms such as "illith", "liilth", and "liliht". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "limit", "limits", "Lolita", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Hebrew לִילִית (lîlîṯ). The correct English form is Lilith, spelled L-I-L-I-T-H.

Definition

1
A Mesopotamian storm demon, a bearer of disease and death.
2
The first wife of Adam in Jewish folklore.
3
The "dark moon" or "black moon", a fictitious invisible second moon of Earth proposed by astrologers in the early 20th century. Now often interpreted as the position of the apogee of the actual Moon, or as the empty focus of the Moon's elliptical orbit (Earth occupying the other focus).
4
A female given name from Hebrew.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Lilith appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

Of Adam's first wife, Lilith, it is told / (The witch he loved before the gift of Eve,) / That, ere the snake's, her sweet tongue could deceive, / And her enchanted hair was the first gold.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew לִילִית (lîlîṯ).

This word in other languages

Lilith(Français)Lilith(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

illith
liilth
liliht
lilithh
lilitth
lillith
liltih
lliith
llilith

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Lilith - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "Lilith"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Lilith"?

"Lilith" is spelled L-I-L-I-T-H.

What does "Lilith" mean?

As a proper noun, "Lilith" means: A Mesopotamian storm demon, a bearer of disease and death.

What words are commonly confused with "Lilith"?

"Lilith" is commonly confused with "limit", "limits", "Lolita". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

What is the origin of the word "Lilith"?

Borrowed from Hebrew לִילִית (lîlîṯ). See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Lilith", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lapsed#31,237 Mackey#31,247 mailer#31,248 kiddie#31,233

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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