lis

/[ˈlis]/ noun

Letters

3 characters

Frequency Rank

#20,413

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

0

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

lis is aSpanishnoun. It means: (Iris) Planta de la familia de las irídeas, formada por tallos que miden generalmente entre cinco y seis decímetros de largo, con hojas ensiformes que tienen cerca de la mitad de esa longitud, y qu... Pronounced [ˈlis]. Often confused with lo and Lu.

Key facts for lis
PropertyValue
Headwordlis
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlis]
Letters3
Frequency rank#20,413
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for lis is 3 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈlis]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,413 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No frequent misspelling variants are recorded for lis in our index, suggesting the orthography either follows predictable Spanish patterns or the word is uncommon enough that typo corpora lack signal.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "lo", "Lu", "ll", 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 lis, spelled L-I-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Iris) Planta de la familia de las irídeas, formada por tallos que miden generalmente entre cinco y seis decímetros de largo, con hojas ensiformes que tienen cerca de la mitad de esa longitud, y que terminan en flores de gran tamaño, con seis pétalos de vivos colores, generalmente morado, azul o blanco.
  2. 2
    Mueble heráldico que representa de forma estilizada a un lirio visto de perfil, del que se ven tres pétalos, siendo el del centro largo y ancho y los de los lados más pequeños y curvados hacia abajo. En la parte inferior tiene un remate de tres puntas.

Synonyms

Frequency rank: #20,413 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lis"?
"lis" is spelled L-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlis].
What does "lis" mean?
As a noun, "lis" means: (Iris) Planta de la familia de las irídeas, formada por tallos que miden generalmente entre cinco y seis decímetros de largo, con hojas ensiformes que tienen cerca de la mitad de esa longitud, y qu...
What words are commonly confused with "lis"?
"lis" is commonly confused with "lo", "Lu", "ll". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lis" is [ˈlis]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lis" come from?
"lis" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

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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.