Lillian
"lillian" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Lillian” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #20,693. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #20,693
- frequency rank, English
- 2,297
- “L” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A female given name from Latin, of American usage; variant form Lilian (UK).
Corpus desk
Index EN-lillian · Lillian · English
Lillian · rank #20,693 · 7 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #20,693
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,297
- PHOTO-FINISH licked
Nearest frequency peer: licked (-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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Lillian”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- Libby
Libby
79,311 corpus weight
- licked
licked
79,309 corpus weight
- Lillian
Lillian
79,308 corpus weight
- liquidation
liquidation
79,307 corpus weight
- longitude
longitude
79,306 corpus weight
- macho
macho
79,304 corpus weight
What this shows “Lillian” 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).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Lillian |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #20,693 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Lillian”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around Lillian, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #20,693 among 2,297 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A female given name from Latin, of American usage; variant form Lilian (UK).".
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Lillian, with forms such as "illlian", "lililan", and "lillain". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Lilian", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: Used since the sixteenth century, possibly originally a pet form of Elizabeth, but generally accepted as a variant of Late Latin lilium (“lily”). The correct English form is Lillian, spelled L-I-L-L-I-A-N.
Definition
- 1A female given name from Latin, of American usage; variant form Lilian (UK).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Lillian appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Your mother's name was Lillian, Minnie Lee, Her other name I never heard, until I stood within the church and saw her wed So she is ever Lillian Lee to me.
Lillian Russell was christened Helen Louise Leonard. Tony Pastor gave her the name Lillian Russell, for the very practical reason, I believe, that it had so many "l's" in it, and consequently would look well on a bill-board.
Etymology
Used since the sixteenth century, possibly originally a pet form of Elizabeth, but generally accepted as a variant of Late Latin lilium (“lily”).
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- illlian
- lililan
- lillain
- lilliann
- lillina
- llilian
- llillian
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Lillian - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).