# lyra

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #34,971

## Definitions
1. The middle portion of the ventral surface of the fornix of the brain.

## Etymology
So called from the arrangement of the lines with which it is marked in the human brain.

## Easily confused with
- **lyre** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lyra-vs-lyre)
- **lyric** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lyra-vs-lyric)
- **LA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/la-vs-lyra)
- **LR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lr-vs-lyra)
- **lea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lea-vs-lyra)
- **lyn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lyn-vs-lyra)
- **loa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loa-vs-lyra)
- **LRT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lrt-vs-lyra)
- **lor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lor-vs-lyra)
- **lar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lar-vs-lyra)
- **lye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lye-vs-lyra)
- **Lua** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lua-vs-lyra)
- **lord** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lord-vs-lyra)
- **Lisa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lisa-vs-lyra)
- **Lynn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lynn-vs-lyra)
- **Lyon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lyon-vs-lyra)
- **lava** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lava-vs-lyra)
- **lure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lure-vs-lyra)
- **Lana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lana-vs-lyra)
- **Lena** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lena-vs-lyra)

## Common misspellings (6)
`llyra`, `lrya`, `lyar`, `lyrra`, `lyyra`, `ylra`

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