lid
[ˈlið̞]
The verdict
“lid” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #53,663 among 2,069 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,663
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 2,069
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Riña, pelea, contienda.
Corpus desk
Index ES-lid · lid · Spanish
lid · rank #53,663 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,663
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,069
- PHOTO-FINISH liada
Nearest frequency peer: liada (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “lid”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- leerán
leerán
46,342 corpus weight
- leite
leite
46,341 corpus weight
- liada
liada
46,339 corpus weight
- lid
lid
46,338 corpus weight
- Ligia
Ligia
46,336 corpus weight
- lions
lions
46,335 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “lid” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lid |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlið̞] |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #53,663 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “lid” en español
Rare enough to double-check
lid is uncommon Spanish at frequency #53,663 among 2,069 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlið̞]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
lid has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is lid, spelled L-I-D.
Definition
- 1Riña, pelea, contienda.
- 2Disputa de carácter meramente verbal, por medio de la razón.
- 3Juicio de Dios, litigio judicial resuelto a través de un duelo.
- 4Litigio, pleito.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how lid appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
—Dios haga a vuestra merced muy venturoso caballero y le dé ventura en lides.
Venían jóvenes oficiales con experiencia en la corte española, lo que significa que eran tan diestros en lides de espada como en lances de amor.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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