lino
[ˈlino]
The verdict
“lino” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #14,638 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #14,638
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4
- letters
- 4
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Linum spp.) Género de plantas herbáceas nativas de la India, cultivadas desde la Antigüedad por sus varias propiedades; se utiliza su fibra para hilandería, y su semilla, llamada linaza, para prod...
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 | lino |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlino] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #14,638 |
| Misspellings tracked | 4 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lino” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for lino is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈlino]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,638 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for lino, with forms such as "ilno", "linno", and "llino". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "lo", "lio", "lis", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is lino, spelled L-I-N-O.
Definition
- 1(Linum spp.) Género de plantas herbáceas nativas de la India, cultivadas desde la Antigüedad por sus varias propiedades; se utiliza su fibra para hilandería, y su semilla, llamada linaza, para producir harina y aceite. Son hierbas de pequeño tamaño, hasta 70 cm, con el tallo recto, hueco y cilíndrico, las hojas angostas y puntiagudas, de color verde muy brillante, y flores terminales de color azul claro. De las numerosas especies la de más valor comercial es L. usitatissimum.
- 2Fibra hilable obtenida de esta planta.
- 3Tela hilada a partir de la fibra de esta planta, muy flexible, ligera y suave al tacto.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ilno,linno,llino,lnio
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lino - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “lino”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is L-I-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈlino] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “lo” - see the side-by-side comparison. lino vs lo
- 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.