lira

/[ˈliɾa]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#21,054

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

4

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

lira is aSpanishnoun. It means: Instrumento musical de cuerda utilizado en la Antigüedad, formado por varias cuerdas tensadas en un marco cuya vibración amplifica el sonido de las mismas. Pronounced [ˈliɾa]. Often confused with Loa and lis.

Key facts for lira
PropertyValue
Headwordlira
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈliɾa]
Letters4
Frequency rank#21,054
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of lira in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for lira is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈliɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #21,054 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 4 documented wrong-spelling variants for lira, with forms such as "ilra", "lirra", and "llira". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Loa", "lis", "lit", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is lira, spelled L-I-R-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Instrumento musical de cuerda utilizado en la Antigüedad, formado por varias cuerdas tensadas en un marco cuya vibración amplifica el sonido de las mismas.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, la poesía lírica en general, y la inspiración necesaria para ésta.
  3. 3
    Forma poética con rima ABABB y métrica 7-11-7-7-11
  4. 4
    Forma poética con estrofas de seis versos de métrica variable y rima ABABCC
  5. 5
    Antigua unidad monetaria de Israel, sustituída por el nuevo séquel
  6. 6
    Unidad monetaria de Italia, sustituída por el euro desde el 2002
  7. 7
    Unidad monetaria de Malta, sustituída por el euro desde el 2008
  8. 8
    Unidad monetaria de Turquía, sustituída por la nueva lira turca

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ilra,lirra,llira,lria

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for lira

Misspelling Variants of "lira"

ilra4lirra5llira5lria4
Misspelling Variants of "lira"

Frequency rank: #21,054 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lira"?
"lira" is spelled L-I-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈliɾa].
What does "lira" mean?
As a noun, "lira" means: Instrumento musical de cuerda utilizado en la Antigüedad, formado por varias cuerdas tensadas en un marco cuya vibración amplifica el sonido de las mismas.
What words are commonly confused with "lira"?
"lira" is commonly confused with "Loa", "lis", "lit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lira"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lira" is [ˈliɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lira" come from?
"lira" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter L in our Spanish index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.