lila
Spanish, noun/ˈlila/
lila is spelled L-I-L-A (4 letters) and appears 2.4 times per million words in written Spanish, the 19,948th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lila is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “lilac (flower)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Arbusto de la familia de las oleáceas, de tres a cuatro metros de altura, muy ramoso, con hojas pecioladas…”.
What does lila mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelilac (flower)
- 2
femininelilac (bush)
noun
- 1
masculinelilac (color/colour)
- 2
datedmasculinetwit; idiot
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinelilac, purple, violet
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Arbusto de la familia de las oleáceas, de tres a cuatro metros de altura, muy ramoso, con hojas pecioladas, enteras, acorazonadas, puntiagudas, blandas y nerviosas; flores de color morado claro, olorosas, pequeñas, de corola tubular partida en cuatro lóbulos iguales y en grandes ramilletes erguidos y cónicos, y fruto capsular, comprimido, negro coriáceo, con dos semillas. Es planta originaria de P 2. Flor de la lila. 3. color de la flor de la lila.
noun: 1. Tela de lana de varios colores, de que se usaba para vestidos y otras cosas.
adjective: 1. Tonto.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of lila
- lilas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lila?
- /ˈlila/
- [ˈli.la]
- [ˈlila]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lila
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lila in Spanish?
lila appears 2.4 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).