library

/[ˈlaɪbɹəɹɪ]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#19,292

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

library is aGermannoun. It means: Bücherei, Bibliothek Pronounced [ˈlaɪbɹəɹɪ].

Key facts for library
PropertyValue
Headwordlibrary
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlaɪbɹəɹɪ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#19,292
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of library in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for library is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈlaɪbɹəɹɪ]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,292 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Bücherei, Bibliothek".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for library, with forms such as "ilbrary", "lbirary", and "libarry". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 German form is library, spelled L-I-B-R-A-R-Y, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bücherei, Bibliothek

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ilbrary,lbirary,libarry,libbrary,librarry,libraryy,librayr,librrary,librray,lirbary,llibrary

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for library

Misspelling Variants of "library"

ilbrary7lbirary7libarry7libbrary8librarry8libraryy8librayr7librrary8
Misspelling Variants of "library"

Frequency rank: #19,292 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "library"?
"library" is spelled L-I-B-R-A-R-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlaɪbɹəɹɪ].
What does "library" mean?
As a noun, "library" means: Bücherei, Bibliothek
What are common misspellings of "library"?
Common misspellings include "ilbrary", "lbirary", "libarry", "libbrary", "librarry". The correct spelling is "library".
How do you pronounce "library"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "library" is [ˈlaɪbɹəɹɪ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "library" come from?
"library" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.