# liber

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlaɪbə/ · frequency rank #36,222

## Definitions
1. The inner bark of plants, next to the wood. It usually contains a large proportion of woody, fibrous cells, and is the part from which the fibre of the plant is obtained, as that of hemp, etc.
2. A book of public records.

## Etymology
From Latin liber (“the inner bark of a tree; book”). See libel.

## Easily confused with
- **lie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liber-vs-lie)
- **like** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liber-vs-like)
- **life** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liber-vs-life)
- **live** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liber-vs-live)
- **line** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liber-vs-line)
- **lies** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liber-vs-lies)
- **lied** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liber-vs-lied)
- **lime** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liber-vs-lime)
- **lite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liber-vs-lite)
- **lieu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liber-vs-lieu)
- **lobe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liber-vs-lobe)
- **lice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liber-vs-lice)
- **lien** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liber-vs-lien)
- **lube** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liber-vs-lube)
- **lire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liber-vs-lire)
- **Lise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liber-vs-lise)
- **lives** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liber-vs-lives)
- **lower** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liber-vs-lower)
- **lines** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liber-vs-lines)
- **lived** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liber-vs-lived)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ilber`, `lbier`, `libber`, `liberr`, `liebr`, `lliber`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/liber