# lira

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlɪəɹə/ · frequency rank #29,347

## Definitions
1. The basic unit of currency in Turkey.
2. The currency of Lebanon (also pound), Syria (also pound), Jordan (also dinar)
3. The former currency of Italy, Malta, San Marino, Cyprus and the Vatican City, superseded by the euro

## Etymology
From Italian lira, from Latin lībra (partly via Turkish lira, Arabic لِيرَة (līra), Maltese lira, Greek λίρα (líra), and Hebrew לִירָה (“lirá”), all of which are originally from the Italian). Doublet of arratel, libbra, Libra, libra, litra, litre, livre, and rottol.

## Easily confused with
- **LR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lira-vs-lr)
- **lit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lira-vs-lit)
- **Liz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lira-vs-liz)
- **Liu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lira-vs-liu)
- **Liv** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lira-vs-liv)
- **lis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lira-vs-lis)
- **loa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lira-vs-loa)
- **LRT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lira-vs-lrt)
- **lor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lira-vs-lor)
- **Lua** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lira-vs-lua)
- **live** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lira-vs-live)
- **list** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lira-vs-list)
- **lord** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lira-vs-lord)
- **Lisa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lira-vs-lisa)
- **lure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lira-vs-lure)
- **luna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lira-vs-luna)
- **lore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lira-vs-lore)
- **lite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lira-vs-lite)
- **Lola** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lira-vs-lola)
- **Lori** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lira-vs-lori)

## Common misspellings (4)
`ilra`, `lirra`, `llira`, `lria`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lira