lit
Spanish, adverb/ˈlit/
lit is spelled L-I-T (3 letters) and appears 2.1 times per million words in written Spanish, the 21,583rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lit is a Spanish adverb meaning “abbreviation of literalmente or literal (“literally”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does lit mean in English?
adverb
- 1
colloquialabbreviation of literalmente or literal (“literally”)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Excelente, que está muy bien hecho.
interjection: 1. Literal, literalmente. Se usa para afirmar que algo pasó tal cual como se lo relató.
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.
How do you pronounce lit?
- /ˈlit/
- [ˈlit̪]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is lit in Spanish?
lit appears 2.1 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).