# lisle

> English word · Noun · IPA /laɪl/ · frequency rank #46,029

## Definitions
1. A type of strong cotton thread, or a cloth woven from such thread.

## Etymology
Named after Lisle, France (now Lille), where it was first produced.

## Easily confused with
- **live** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lisle-vs-live)
- **list** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lisle-vs-list)
- **lose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lisle-vs-lose)
- **lite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lisle-vs-lite)
- **Lyle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lisle-vs-lyle)
- **lisp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lisle-vs-lisp)
- **lists** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lisle-vs-lists)
- **litre** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lisle-vs-litre)
- **Liszt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lisle-vs-liszt)
- **little** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lisle-vs-little)
- **listen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lisle-vs-listen)
- **listed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lisle-vs-listed)
- **lister** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lisle-vs-lister)
- **lie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lie-vs-lisle)
- **lil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lil-vs-lisle)
- **lis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lis-vs-lisle)
- **like** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/like-vs-lisle)
- **life** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/life-vs-lisle)
- **line** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/line-vs-lisle)
- **Lisa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lisa-vs-lisle)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ilsle`, `lilse`, `lisel`, `lislle`, `lissle`, `llisle`, `lsile`

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