kyrie
/ˈkɪəɹ.ɪˌeɪ/noun
kyrie is spelled K-Y-R-I-E: 5 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,336th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kyrie means “A short prayer or petition including the phrase kyrie eleison, meaning “Lord, have mercy”” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kyrie is kyries.
How many letters and syllables are in kyrie?
| Letters | 5: K-Y-R-I-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.0 times per million words; the 19,336th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is kyrie?
Kyrie appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,336th 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 kyrie?
- UK /ˈkɪəɹ.ɪˌeɪ/
Kyrie has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of kyrie
- kyries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kyrie mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A short prayer or petition including the phrase kyrie eleison, meaning “Lord, have mercy”.
- 2
A setting of the traditional kyrie text to music for a Mass.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Kyrie in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense prayer:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | kyrie, kyrie eleison |
| Portuguese | kyrie eleison |
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 kyrie come from?
From Ecclesiastical Latin Kyrie, contraction of the Ancient Greek phrase Κύριε ἐλέησον (Kúrie eléēson, “Lord, have mercy”), from Ancient Greek Κύριε (Kúrie), vocative form of Κύριος (Kúrios, “Lord”), from κῦρος (kûros, “supremacy, authority”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱēw-, *ḱewh₁- (“to swell, spread out, be strong, prevail”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).