lichi
[ˈlit͡ʃi]
The verdict
“lichi” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Litchi chinensis) Árbol frutal tropical originario del sur de China. Alcanza hasta 12 m de altura, tiene ramitas finas, las flores suelen tener seis estambres, los frutos son lisos o con protubera...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lichi |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlit͡ʃi] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lichi” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
lichi is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlit͡ʃi]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Litchi chinensis) Árbol frutal tropical originario del sur de China. Alcanza hasta 12 m de altura, tiene ramitas finas, las flores suelen tener seis estambres, los frutos son lisos o con protubera...".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for lichi, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is lichi, spelled L-I-C-H-I.
Definition
- 1(Litchi chinensis) Árbol frutal tropical originario del sur de China. Alcanza hasta 12 m de altura, tiene ramitas finas, las flores suelen tener seis estambres, los frutos son lisos o con protuberancias de hasta 2 mm (0,1 plg).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “lichi”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is L-I-C-H-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈlit͡ʃi] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.