lyrics
lyr·ics/ˈlɪɹ.ɪks/noun
lyrics is spelled L-Y-R-I-C-S: 6 letters and 2 syllables (lyr·ics). It appears 22 times per million words in written English, the 3,939th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lyrics means “The words to a song (or other vocal music)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in lyrics?
| Letters | 6: L-Y-R-I-C-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: lyr·ics |
| In writing | 22 times per million words; the 3,939th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is lyrics?
Lyrics appears 22 times per million words in written English, the 3,939th 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 lyrics?
- US /ˈlɪɹ.ɪks/
Lyrics has 2 syllables, split lyr·ics in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-lyrics.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-lyrics.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does lyrics mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The words to a song (or other vocal music).
song lyrics
- 2
A text transcription of any piece of audio, or the words in it.
- 3
plural of lyric
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lyrics in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the words to a song:
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.