Lyla
The verdict
“Lyla” is uncommon French (frequency #89,880 among 2,567 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #89,880
- frequency rank, French
- 2,567
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prénom féminin.
Corpus desk
Index FR-lyla · Lyla · French
Lyla · rank #89,880 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #89,880
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,567
- PHOTO-FINISH luisantes
Nearest frequency peer: luisantes (-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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « Lyla »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- Loewe
Loewe
10,125 corpus weight
- luisantes
luisantes
10,122 corpus weight
- Lyla
Lyla
10,121 corpus weight
- lâchons
lâchons
10,120 corpus weight
- lémurien
lémurien
10,119 corpus weight
- Léopoldine
Léopoldine
10,118 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Lyla » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Lyla |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #89,880 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Lyla » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Lyla is uncommon French at frequency #89,880 among 2,567 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Prénom féminin.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Lyla, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Lyla, spelled L-Y-L-A.
Definition
- 1Prénom féminin.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Lyla appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Atteinte d’une leucomalacie périventriculaire, Lyla, 3 ans et demi, se bat contre cette maladie depuis sa naissance.
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.
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