Lillian
/ˈlɪli.ən/
The verdict
“Lillian” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #46,644 in Spanish word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #46,644
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nombre de pila de mujer, equivalente del español Liliana.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Lillian |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈlɪli.ən/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #46,644 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Lillian” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for Lillian is 7 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈlɪli.ən/. Corpus data places it at rank #46,644 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Nombre de pila de mujer, equivalente del español Liliana.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Lillian, with forms such as "illlian", "lililan", and "lillain". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "limpian", "Lilia", "Lilian", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is Lillian, spelled L-I-L-L-I-A-N.
Definition
- 1Nombre de pila de mujer, equivalente del español Liliana.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: illlian,lililan,lillain,lilliann,lillina,llillian
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Lillian - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Using “Lillian”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is L-I-L-L-I-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈlɪli.ən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “limpian” - see the side-by-side comparison. Lillian vs limpian
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.