lyrique

\li.ʁik\

/\li.ʁik\/ adj

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The verdict

“lyrique” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,807. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,807
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui se chante sur la lyre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lyrique · lyrique · French

lyrique · rank #12,807 · 10 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,807
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH loupe

Nearest frequency peer: loupe (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « lyrique »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « lyrique » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

lyrique vs lyrisme
71% similar
lyrique vs lyriques
88% similar
lyrique vs laïque
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for lyrique
PropertyValue
Headwordlyrique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\li.ʁik\
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,807
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « lyrique »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).lyriquese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « loupe » (#12,806), « mammifères » (#12,808), « laid » (#12,805). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « lyrique » est au #12,807. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around lyrique (IPA \li.ʁik\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #12,807 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for lyrique, with forms such as "llyrique", "lryique", and "lyirque". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "lyrisme", "lyriques", "laïque", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is lyrique, spelled L-Y-R-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui se chante sur la lyre.
  2. 2
    Qualifie un genre de poésie qui a gardé, en souvenir de sa destination primitive, un caractère particulier marqué par l’abondance des images, le mouvement du style et la variété du rythme.
  3. 3
    Qualifie les ouvrages en vers qui sont faits pour être chantés ou propres à être mis en musique, tels que les cantates, les chansons, les opéras.
  4. 4
    Caractérisé par une forte passion poétique.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how lyrique appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Poème lyrique.
  2. Genre lyrique.

Antonyms

anti-lyrique

This word in other languages

lyrical(English)lírico(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • llyrique
  • lryique
  • lyirque
  • lyriqeu
  • lyriqque
  • lyriuqe
  • lyrqiue
  • lyrrique
  • lyyrique
  • ylrique

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lyrique - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

llyrique1lryique2lyirque2lyriqeu2lyriqque1lyriuqe2lyrqiue2lyrrique1
Edit distance from "lyrique"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lyrique"?
"lyrique" is spelled L-Y-R-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \li.ʁik\.
What does "lyrique" mean?
As an adjective, "lyrique" means: Qui se chante sur la lyre.
What words are commonly confused with "lyrique"?
"lyrique" is commonly confused with "lyrisme", "lyriques", "laïque". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lyrique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lyrique" is \li.ʁik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lyrique" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "lyrique", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mentaux#12,811milices#12,815modérés#12,817motivée#12,819

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

mettrait10 variantsMurphy10 variantsméprise10 variantsfluides10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list