lino

/[ˈlino]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,638

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

4

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

lino is aSpanishnoun. It means: (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... Pronounced [ˈlino]. Often confused with lo and lio.

Key facts for lino
PropertyValue
Headwordlino
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlino]
Letters4
Frequency rank#14,638
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of lino in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for lino is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 4 documented wrong-spelling variants for lino, with forms such as "ilno", "linno", and "llino". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "lo", "lio", "lis", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is lino, spelled L-I-N-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 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.
  2. 2
    Fibra hilable obtenida de esta planta.
  3. 3
    Tela 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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for lino

Misspelling Variants of "lino"

ilno4linno5llino5lnio4
Misspelling Variants of "lino"

Frequency rank: #14,638 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lino"?
"lino" is spelled L-I-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlino].
What does "lino" mean?
As a noun, "lino" means: (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...
What words are commonly confused with "lino"?
"lino" is commonly confused with "lo", "lio", "lis". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lino"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lino" is [ˈlino]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lino" come from?
"lino" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.