lyssa
/ˈlɪs.ə/noun
lyssa is spelled L-Y-S-S-A: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Lyssa, the name). As a noun, lyssa means “Rabies” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in lyssa?
| Letters | 5: L-Y-S-S-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 102,771st 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; 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 lyssa?
Lyssa appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Lyssa, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce lyssa?
- /ˈlɪs.ə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with lyssa?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as lyssa.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: lassy.
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).
What does lyssa mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Rabies.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does lyssa come from?
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek λύσσα (lússa).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).