lycra
/ˈlaɪkɹə/noun
lycra is spelled L-Y-C-R-A: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lycra means “Letter case form of Lycra” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in lycra?
| Letters | 5: L-Y-C-R-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 44,209th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is lycra?
Lycra appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,209th 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 lycra?
- /ˈlaɪkɹə/
Lycra has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with lycra?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as lycra.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: clary, acryl.
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).
What does lycra mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Letter case form of Lycra.
noun
- 1
A type of synthetic elastic fabric and fibre (spandex) used for tight-fitting garments, such as swimming costumes.
- 2
Clothing made from such materials, especially with reference to cycling shorts.
- 3
A tight-fitting garment made of Lycra.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lycra in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense an elastic synthetic fabric for tight-fitting garments:
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 lycra come from?
Marketing coinage.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).