life

/laɪf/

//laɪf// noun

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The verdict

“life” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #6,322. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,322
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vida.

Corpus desk

Index ES-life · life · Spanish

life · rank #6,322 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,322
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH lady

Nearest frequency peer: lady (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “life”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “life” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

life vs lin
50% similar
life vs lio
50% similar
life vs lis
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for life
PropertyValue
Headwordlife
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/laɪf/
Letters4
Frequency rank#6,322
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “life”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).lifecae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “lady” (#6,321), “litros” (#6,323), “jornadas” (#6,320). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “life” va en #6,322. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around life (IPA /laɪf/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,322 among 2,069 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for life, with forms such as "ilfe", "lfie", and "lief". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "lin", "lio", "lis", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is life, spelled L-I-F-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vida.
  2. 2
    Biografía.
  3. 3
    Cadena perpetua.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how life appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ilfe
  • lfie
  • lief
  • liffe
  • llife

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of life - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ilfe2lfie2lief2liffe1llife1
Edit distance from "life"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "life"?
"life" is spelled L-I-F-E. The IPA pronunciation is /laɪf/.
What does "life" mean?
As a noun, "life" means: Vida.
What words are commonly confused with "life"?
"life" is commonly confused with "lin", "lio", "lis". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "life"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "life" is /laɪf/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "life" come from?
"life" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "life", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lady#6,321Irak#6,317mora#6,329open#6,335

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

rata5 variantshalla5 variantspaco5 variantspapi5 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list