lilas des Indes

\li.la dɛ.z‿ɛ̃d\

/\li.la dɛ.z‿ɛ̃d\/ noun

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The verdict

“lilas des Indes” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nom vernaculaire de Lagerstroemia indica, arbuste originaire du Japon et de Chine et produisant des grappes de fleurs.

Key facts for lilas des Indes
PropertyValue
Headwordlilas des Indes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\li.la dɛ.z‿ɛ̃d\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “lilas des Indes” sits in French frequency

lilas des Indes 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 des Indes is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \li.la dɛ.z‿ɛ̃d\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for lilas des Indes, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is lilas des Indes, spelled L-I-L-A-S- -D-E-S- -I-N-D-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom vernaculaire de Lagerstroemia indica, arbuste originaire du Japon et de Chine et produisant des grappes de fleurs.
  2. 2
    Nom parfois donné à d’autres Lagerstroemia, comme par exemple Lagerstroemia repens et Lagerstroemia speciosa.
  3. 3
    Non vernaculaire donné parfois à Melia azedarach ou margousier.

Synonyms

fleur de mousselinefleur de papier créponlageroselagerstrémiemyrte de crêpemargousiermélia azedarach

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 des Indes"?
"lilas des Indes" is spelled L-I-L-A-S- -D-E-S- -I-N-D-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \li.la dɛ.z‿ɛ̃d\.
What does "lilas des Indes" mean?
As a noun, "lilas des Indes" means: Nom vernaculaire de Lagerstroemia indica, arbuste originaire du Japon et de Chine et produisant des grappes de fleurs.
How do you pronounce "lilas des Indes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lilas des Indes" is \li.la dɛ.z‿ɛ̃d\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lilas des Indes" come from?
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Using “lilas des Indes”

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-S- -I-N-D-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \li.la dɛ.z‿ɛ̃d\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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