lilás

/li.ˈlaʃ/

//li.ˈlaʃ// noun

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The verdict

“lilás” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #26,800. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,800
frequency rank, Portuguese
581
“L” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - planta da família das Oleáceas com flores arroxeadas

Corpus desk

Index PT-lilas · lilás · Portuguese

lilás · rank #26,800 · 7 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,800
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 581
  • PHOTO-FINISH lançador

Nearest frequency peer: lançador (-3 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “lilás”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “lilás” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

lilás vs lula
40% similar
lilás vs lola
40% similar
lilás vs lira
40% similar

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

Key facts for lilás
PropertyValue
Headwordlilás
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/li.ˈlaʃ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#26,800
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “lilás”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).liláscai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “lançador” (#26,797), “lítio” (#26,804), “magnetismo” (#26,807). Entre 581 lemas com “L”, “lilás” fica em #26,800. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around lilás (IPA /li.ˈlaʃ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,800 among 581 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for lilás, with forms such as "illás", "lillás", and "lilsá". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "lula", "lola", "lira", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is lilás, spelled L-I-L-Á-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    planta da família das Oleáceas com flores arroxeadas
  2. 2
    cor dessa planta

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Quando Jacinto, no seu quarto do 202, com as varandas abertas sobre os lilases, me desenrolava estas imagens, todo ele crescia, iluminado.

This word in other languages

lilac(English)lilas(Español)lilas(Français)Flieder(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • illás
  • lillás
  • lilsá
  • liláss
  • liáls
  • llilás
  • lliás

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lilás - 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.

illás2lillás1lilsá2liláss1liáls2llilás1lliás2
Edit distance from "lilás"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lilás"?
"lilás" is spelled L-I-L-Á-S. The IPA pronunciation is /li.ˈlaʃ/.
What does "lilás" mean?
As a noun, "lilás" means: planta da família das Oleáceas com flores arroxeadas
What words are commonly confused with "lilás"?
"lilás" is commonly confused with "lula", "lola", "lira". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lilás"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lilás" is /li.ˈlaʃ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lilás" come from?
"lilás" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lítio#26,804minar#26,813horda#26,769génio#26,765

Similar misspelling depth

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

goiaba7 variantspolpa7 variantsselar7 variantsArouca7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list