# lyricist vs lyrics

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### lyricist
*noun · IPA /ˈlɪɹ.ɪsɪst/ · frequency rank #35,394*
A person who writes the lyrics of a song.

### lyrics
*noun · IPA /ˈlɪɹ.ɪks/ · frequency rank #3,960*
plural of lyric

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