lithium

\li.tjɔm\

/\li.tjɔm\/ noun

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The verdict

“lithium” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #17,753. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,753
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Élément chimique de numéro atomique 3 et de symbole Li. C’est l’élément solide le plus léger.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lithium · lithium · French

lithium · rank #17,753 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,753
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH lisible

Nearest frequency peer: lisible (-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 « lithium »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « lithium » 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
Key facts for lithium
PropertyValue
Headwordlithium
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\li.tjɔm\
Letters7
Frequency rank#17,753
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « lithium »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).lithiumse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « lisible » (#17,752), « litiges » (#17,754), « liberty » (#17,751). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « lithium » est au #17,753. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around lithium (IPA \li.tjɔm\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,753 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for lithium, with forms such as "ilthium", "lihtium", and "lithhium". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is lithium, spelled L-I-T-H-I-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Élément chimique de numéro atomique 3 et de symbole Li. C’est l’élément solide le plus léger.
  2. 2
    Corps simple métallique mou et blanc argenté.
  3. 3
    Atome (ou, par ellipse, noyau) de lithium.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’utilisation des sels de lithium en médecine ressemble à la réinvention perpétuelle de la roue. Dès le XIXᵉ siècle, des eaux riches en lithium ou des sels servent à soigner la folie, la dépression ou la goutte.
  2. Cette fois, le traitement de Lucile n’avait pas dressé autour d’elle l’incontournable forteresse sur ordonnance dans laquelle elle avait été si longtemps murée. Peut-être était-ce une question de lithium et de molécules. Mais au-delà de la chimie, j’aime à croire que quelque chose en elle avait ressurgi, était entré en résistance.

Synonyms

or blanc

This word in other languages

lithium(English)litio(Español)Lithium(Deutsch)lítio(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ilthium
  • lihtium
  • lithhium
  • lithimu
  • lithiumm
  • lithuim
  • litihum
  • litthium
  • llithium
  • ltihium

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lithium - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ilthium2lihtium2lithhium1lithimu2lithiumm1lithuim2litihum2litthium1
Edit distance from "lithium"

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 "lithium"?
"lithium" is spelled L-I-T-H-I-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is \li.tjɔm\.
What does "lithium" mean?
As a noun, "lithium" means: Élément chimique de numéro atomique 3 et de symbole Li. C’est l’élément solide le plus léger.
What are common misspellings of "lithium"?
Common misspellings include "ilthium", "lihtium", "lithhium", "lithimu", "lithiumm". The correct spelling is "lithium".
How do you pronounce "lithium"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lithium" is \li.tjɔm\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lithium" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lisible#17,752litiges#17,754liberty#17,751luxueux#17,756

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

leviers10 variantsoffshore10 variantspaniers10 variantsglucose10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list