libra
[ˈlɪbra]
The verdict
“libra” is uncommon German (frequency #95,904 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #95,904
- frequency rank, German
- 2,640
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - britische Währungseinheit; Pfund
Corpus desk
Index DE-libra · libra · German
libra · rank #95,904 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #95,904
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,640
- PHOTO-FINISH Leistungsdaten
Nearest frequency peer: Leistungsdaten (-2 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “libra”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- leichterer
leichterer
4,101 corpus weight
- leidend
leidend
4,100 corpus weight
- Leistungsda…
Leistungsdaten
4,099 corpus weight
- libra
libra
4,097 corpus weight
- Liebelei
Liebelei
4,094 corpus weight
- liebenswürd…
liebenswürdigen
4,093 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “libra” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | libra |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlɪbra] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #95,904 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “libra” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
libra is uncommon German at frequency #95,904 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlɪbra]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for libra, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is libra, spelled L-I-B-R-A.
Definition
- 1britische Währungseinheit; Pfund
- 2britische und amerikanische Maßeinheit der Masse; Pfund
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how libra appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Posílení libry by na příklad pomohlo mladoboleslavské Škodě, protože by její auta byla pro Brity dostupnější.“
„Náramek byl velice těžký – vážil nejméně libru, možná i dvě.“
This word in other languages
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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "libra", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.