# lilo

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlaɪləʊ/ · frequency rank #42,241

## Definitions
1. An inflatable air mattress.

## Etymology
From the name of the company which made rubberised canvas air-mattresses from the 1940s to the 1970s under the trademark name "Li-Lo" (a sensational spelling of lie low).

## Easily confused with
- **lo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lilo-vs-lo)
- **lol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lilo-vs-lol)
- **lit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lilo-vs-lit)
- **lip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lilo-vs-lip)
- **Liz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lilo-vs-liz)
- **LLC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lilo-vs-llc)
- **lin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lilo-vs-lin)
- **Liu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lilo-vs-liu)
- **Liv** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lilo-vs-liv)
- **lim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lilo-vs-lim)
- **loo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lilo-vs-loo)
- **lis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lilo-vs-lis)
- **Luo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lilo-vs-luo)
- **lul** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lilo-vs-lul)
- **LLL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lilo-vs-lll)
- **live** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lilo-vs-live)
- **line** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lilo-vs-line)
- **list** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lilo-vs-list)
- **link** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lilo-vs-link)
- **lips** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lilo-vs-lips)

## Common misspellings (5)
`illo`, `lillo`, `liol`, `llilo`, `llio`

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