lyrique
\li.ʁik\
The verdict
“lyrique” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #12,807 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #12,807
- frequency rank, French
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui se chante sur la lyre.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lyrique |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \li.ʁik\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #12,807 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lyrique” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for lyrique is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \li.ʁik\. Corpus data places it at rank #12,807 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Qui se chante sur la lyre.
- 2Qualifie 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.
- 3Qualifie 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.
- 4Caractérisé par une forte passion poétique.
Antonyms
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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.
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.
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Using “lyrique”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is L-Y-R-I-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \li.ʁik\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “lyrisme” - see the side-by-side comparison. lyrique vs lyrisme
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.