# tulip

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtulɪp/ · frequency rank #23,137

## Definitions
1. A type of flowering plant, genus Tulipa.
2. The flower of this plant.

## Etymology
From Middle French tulipe, from earlier tulipan, from Ottoman Turkish دلبند (tülbent, dülbent, “cheesecloth”), from Classical Persian دلبند (dulband, “turban”). Doublet of turban.

## Easily confused with
- **Tulsa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tulip-vs-tulsa)
- **Turin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tulip-vs-turin)
- **tunic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tulip-vs-tunic)
- **Tully** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tulip-vs-tully)
- **Tunis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tulip-vs-tunis)
- **tulsi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tulip-vs-tulsi)
- **tulle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tulip-vs-tulle)
- **turnip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tulip-vs-turnip)
- **tip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tip-vs-tulip)
- **tui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tui-vs-tulip)
- **trip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trip-vs-tulip)
- **TTIP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ttip-vs-tulip)
- **Talib** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/talib-vs-tulip)

## Common misspellings (7)
`tluip`, `ttulip`, `tuilp`, `tulipp`, `tullip`, `tulpi`, `utlip`

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