eyrie
ey·rie/ˈɪə.ɹi/noun
eyrie is spelled E-Y-R-I-E: 5 letters and 2 syllables (ey·rie). It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 70,702nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, eyrie means “The nest of a bird of prey” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of eyrie is eyries.
How many letters and syllables are in eyrie?
| Letters | 5: E-Y-R-I-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: ey·rie |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 70,702nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search | |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is eyrie?
Eyrie appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 70,702nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce eyrie?
- UK /ˈɪə.ɹi/
- UK /ˈaɪ.ɹi/
- UK /ˈɛː.ɹi/
Eyrie has 2 syllables, split ey·rie in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-eyrie.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Pvanp7-eyrie.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with eyrie
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Sounds like: eerie (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Also written: eerie.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with eyrie?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as eyrie from its last stressed vowel (/ɪəɹi/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of eyrie
- eyries plural
- aerie US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does eyrie mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
UKThe nest of a bird of prey.
- 2
UKAny high and remote but commanding place.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Eyrie in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | nid d'aigle, aire |
| German | Horst , Adlerhorst, Adlernest |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does eyrie come from?
From Middle English eire, aire, from Old French aire or Medieval Latin aeria. Old French aire, in the sense of an eagle's nest, may have derived from Latin ager, or may less likely be related to the other senses, ultimately from Latin ārea.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).