lise
/ˈli.zi/
The verdict
“lise” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #39,238 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #39,238
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 4
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - redução gradativa do estado febril e de seus sintomas
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lise |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈli.zi/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #39,238 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lise” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for lise is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈli.zi/. Corpus data places it at rank #39,238 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for lise, with forms such as "ilse", "lies", and "lisse". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ls", "los", "lit", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is lise, spelled L-I-S-E.
Definition
- 1redução gradativa do estado febril e de seus sintomas
- 2diminuição paulatina de uma doença
- 3processo de morte celular ou de seres unicelulares pela destruição da sua estrutura
- 4processo de separação ou decomposição dos elementos de um composto
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ilse,lies,lisse,llise,lsie
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lise - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “lise”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is L-I-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈli.zi/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “ls” - see the side-by-side comparison. lise vs ls
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.