lyrical
/ˈlɪɹɪkəl/adjective
lyrical is spelled L-Y-R-I-C-A-L: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 2.7 times per million words in written English, the 16,455th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, lyrical means “Appropriate for or suggestive of singing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in lyrical?
| Letters | 7: L-Y-R-I-C-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.7 times per million words; the 16,455th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is lyrical?
Lyrical appears 2.7 times per million words in written English, the 16,455th 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 lyrical?
- /ˈlɪɹɪkəl/
Lyrical has 3 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-lyrical.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of lyrical
- more lyrical comparative
- most lyrical superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lyrical mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Appropriate for or suggestive of singing.
- 2
Expressive of emotion.
- 3
Of or pertaining to the lyrics of a song
lyrical content
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lyrical in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 lyrical come from?
From lyric + -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).