# Lyle vs lyra

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Lyle
*name · IPA /laɪl/ · frequency rank #19,638*
A Scottish habitational surname from Old French from Old French l'isle (“the island”).

### lyra
*noun · frequency rank #34,971*
The middle portion of the ventral surface of the fornix of the brain.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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