lyrisch

[ˈlyːʁɪʃ]

/[ˈlyːʁɪʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“lyrisch” is uncommon German (frequency #50,688 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,688
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Lyrik betreffend, in der Art der Lyrik oder ihr entsprechend

Corpus desk

Index DE-lyrisch · lyrisch · German

lyrisch · rank #50,688 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,688
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lufttemperatur

Nearest frequency peer: Lufttemperatur (-2 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „lyrisch“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „lyrisch“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for lyrisch
PropertyValue
Headwordlyrisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈlyːʁɪʃ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#50,688
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „lyrisch“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).lyrischfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Lufttemperatur“ (#50,686), „löslich“ (#50,690), „Luftqualität“ (#50,685). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „lyrisch“ bei #50,688. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lyrisch is uncommon German at frequency #50,688 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈlyːʁɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

lyrisch doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is lyrisch, spelled L-Y-R-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Lyrik betreffend, in der Art der Lyrik oder ihr entsprechend
  2. 2
    gefühlvoll, gefühlsbetont, stimmungsvoll
  3. 3
    voller Stimmung und Empfindung

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lyrisch"?
"lyrisch" is spelled L-Y-R-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlyːʁɪʃ].
What does "lyrisch" mean?
As an adjective, "lyrisch" means: die Lyrik betreffend, in der Art der Lyrik oder ihr entsprechend
How do you pronounce "lyrisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lyrisch" is [ˈlyːʁɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lyrisch" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

löslich#50,690Loreley#50,683lobende#50,682Libelle#50,673

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list