lithia
"lithia" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“lithia” is uncommon English (frequency #96,171 among 16,425 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #96,171
- frequency rank, English
- 16,425
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Lithium oxide, Li₂O, used in the manufacture of ceramics and glass.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lithia |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #96,171 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lithia” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
lithia is uncommon English at frequency #96,171 among 16,425 “L” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lithium oxide, Li₂O, used in the manufacture of ceramics and glass.".
No misspelling variants are generated for lithia in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “a stone”), apparently because it is found only in minerals; discovered 1817 by Johan August Arfwedson. The correct English form is lithia, spelled L-I-T-H-I-A.
Definition
- 1Lithium oxide, Li₂O, used in the manufacture of ceramics and glass.
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “a stone”), apparently because it is found only in minerals; discovered 1817 by Johan August Arfwedson.
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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Using “lithia”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is L-I-T-H-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.