lilas de Perse

\li.la də pɛʁs\

/\li.la də pɛʁs\/ noun

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The verdict

“lilas de Perse” 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).

Key facts for lilas de Perse
PropertyValue
Headwordlilas de Perse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\li.la də pɛʁs\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “lilas de Perse” sits in French frequency

lilas de Perse falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lilas de Perse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \li.la də pɛʁs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonyme de mélia azedarach (espèce de plantes).".

Zero misspellings are on record for lilas de Perse in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is lilas de Perse, spelled L-I-L-A-S- -D-E- -P-E-R-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Synonyme 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lilas de Perse"?
"lilas de Perse" is spelled L-I-L-A-S- -D-E- -P-E-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \li.la də pɛʁs\.
What does "lilas de Perse" mean?
As a noun, "lilas de Perse" means: Synonyme de mélia azedarach (espèce de plantes).
How do you pronounce "lilas de Perse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lilas de Perse" is \li.la də pɛʁs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lilas de Perse" come from?
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Using “lilas de Perse”

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- -P-E-R-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \li.la də pɛʁs\ (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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list