lyra
noun
lyra is spelled L-Y-R-A: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,912th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lyra means “The middle portion of the ventral surface of the fornix of the brain” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lyra is lyras.
How many letters and syllables are in lyra?
| Letters | 4: L-Y-R-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,912th 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 lyra?
Lyra appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,912th 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 lyra?
Lyra 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).
Words people confuse with lyra
Also written: lira.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with lyra?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as lyra.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: aryl.
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 lyra
- lyras plural
- lira
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lyra mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
datedThe middle portion of the ventral surface of the fornix of the brain.
- 2
A vertically suspended hoop used in acrobatic performances.
- 3
A bowed string musical instrument used in the Byzantine Empire.
- 4
A bowed instrument used in folk music in Crete, Greece.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does lyra come from?
So called from the arrangement of the lines with which it is marked in the human brain.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).