lira
Spanish, noun/ˈliɾa/
lira is spelled L-I-R-A (4 letters) and appears 2.2 times per million words in written Spanish, the 20,906th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lira is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “lyre” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Instrumento musical de cuerda utilizado en la Antigüedad, formado por varias cuerdas tensadas en un marco…”.
What does lira mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelyre
- 2
Mexicofeminineslangguitar
noun
- 1
femininelira (former currency of Italy)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 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. Por extensión, la poesía lírica en general, y la inspiración necesaria para ésta. 3. Forma poética con rima ABABB y métrica 7-11-7-7-11 4. Forma poética con estrofas de seis versos de métrica variable y rima ABABCC
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of lira
- liras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lira?
- /ˈliɾa/
- [ˈli.ɾa]
- [ˈliɾa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lira
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lira in Spanish?
lira appears 2.2 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).