livre

[liːvʀ]

/[liːvʀ]/ noun

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The verdict

“livre” is uncommon German (frequency #55,518 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,518
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Buch

Corpus desk

Index DE-livre · livre · German

livre · rank #55,518 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,518
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH liquidiert

Nearest frequency peer: liquidiert (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „livre“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „livre“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for livre
PropertyValue
Headwordlivre
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[liːvʀ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#55,518
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „livre“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).livrefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „liquidiert“ (#55,517), „lobten“ (#55,519), „Lieferdienst“ (#55,516). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „livre“ bei #55,518. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

livre is uncommon German at frequency #55,518 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [liːvʀ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Buch".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for livre, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is livre, spelled L-I-V-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Buch

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Puisqu'il pleut encore, je vais commencer un nouveau livre.

Synonyms

ouvragevolumebouquinmanuelrecueiltome

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "livre"?
"livre" is spelled L-I-V-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [liːvʀ].
What does "livre" mean?
As a noun, "livre" means: Buch
How do you pronounce "livre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "livre" is [liːvʀ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "livre" come from?
"livre" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

leert#55,507Mamis#55,532Kutte#55,494Meise#55,544

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list