lyricist
/ˈlɪɹ.ɪsɪst/noun
lyricist is spelled L-Y-R-I-C-I-S-T: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,320th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lyricist means “A person who writes the lyrics of a song” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lyricist is lyricists.
How many letters and syllables are in lyricist?
| Letters | 8: L-Y-R-I-C-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 35,320th 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 lyricist?
Lyricist appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,320th 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 lyricist?
- /ˈlɪɹ.ɪsɪst/
Lyricist 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-lyricist.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of lyricist
- lyricists plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lyricist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who writes the lyrics of a song.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lyricist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense writer of lyrics:
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 lyricist come from?
From lyric + -ist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).