lilas de Chine
\li.la də ʃin\
The verdict
“lilas de Chine” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Synonyme de mélia azedarach (espèce de plantes).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lilas de Chine |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \li.la də ʃin\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lilas de Chine” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
lilas de Chine is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \li.la də ʃin\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonyme de mélia azedarach (espèce de plantes).".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for lilas de Chine, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is lilas de Chine, spelled L-I-L-A-S- -D-E- -C-H-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1Synonyme de mélia azedarach (espèce de plantes).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “lilas de Chine”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is L-I-L-A-S- -D-E- -C-H-I-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \li.la də ʃin\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.