Lilian

\li.ljɑ̃\

/\li.ljɑ̃\/ name

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The verdict

“Lilian” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #27,110. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,110
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prénom masculin ou féminin.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lilian · Lilian · French

Lilian · rank #27,110 · 7 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,110
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH lient

Nearest frequency peer: lient (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Lilian »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Lilian » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Lilian vs Livia
67% similar
Lilian vs lilith
50% similar
Lilian vs Liliane
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Lilian
PropertyValue
HeadwordLilian
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\li.ljɑ̃\
Letters6
Frequency rank#27,110
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Lilian »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Lilianse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « lient » (#27,109), « lipides » (#27,111), « lia » (#27,108). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « Lilian » est au #27,110. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Lilian (IPA \li.ljɑ̃\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #27,110 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Prénom masculin ou féminin.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Lilian, with forms such as "illian", "liilan", and "lilain". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Livia", "lilith", "Liliane", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Lilian, spelled L-I-L-I-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom masculin ou féminin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Lilian appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le policier en imperméable, chargé d'identifier les deux sœurs, Lilian et Dany, s'était présenté dans l'après-midi même à l'adresse où Lilian était censée séjourner à Londres, c'est-à-dire chez sa sœur Dany Pauwels.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • illian
  • liilan
  • lilain
  • liliann
  • lilina
  • lliian
  • llilian

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Lilian - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

illian2liilan2lilain2liliann1lilina2lliian2llilian1
Edit distance from "Lilian"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Lilian"?
"Lilian" is spelled L-I-L-I-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is \li.ljɑ̃\.
What does "Lilian" mean?
As a proper noun, "Lilian" means: Prénom masculin ou féminin.
What words are commonly confused with "Lilian"?
"Lilian" is commonly confused with "Livia", "lilith", "Liliane". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Lilian"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lilian" is \li.ljɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lilian" come from?
"Lilian" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Lilian", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mallet#27,119mangue#27,121Mathis#27,125migrer#27,128

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

lient7 variantshaven7 variantsmonta7 variantsharas7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list