lis
Portuguese, noun/ˈlis/
lis is spelled L-I-S (3 letters) and appears 1.8 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 23,930th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lis is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “lily” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a plural of li. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “mesmo que lírio”.
What does lis mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinelily
- 2
masculinefleur-de-lis
noun
- 1
plural of li
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. mesmo que lírio 2. mesmo que flor-de-lis
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of lis
- lises plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lis?
- Brazil /ˈlis/
- /ˈliʃ/
- Portugal /ˈliʃ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is lis in Portuguese?
lis appears 1.8 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).