Which to use
“lino” and “lis” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,638
- “lino” frequency rank
- #20,413
- “lis” frequency rank
- 35051
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lino | lis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (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. | (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. |
Where the eye mixes lino and lis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between lino and lis
A purely visual mix-up. lino ([ˈlino]) and lis ([ˈlis]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35051, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lino is recorded at frequency rank #14,638, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlino]. lis is at rank #20,413, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlis].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 35051, this pair ranks #188,124 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lino vs lis
Shared letters: il. Private to "lino": no. Private to "lis": s.
"lino" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "lis" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lino ← ilno · linno · llino · lnio
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lino" for "lis" ever safe?
Which is more common, "lino" or "lis"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "lino" and "lis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lino" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #188,124 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lino" and "lis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lies vs lis". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #188,124 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.