Liberian
/ˌlaɪˈbɪə.ɹi.ɘn/noun, adjective
Liberian is spelled L-I-B-E-R-I-A-N: 8 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,556th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Liberian means “A person from Liberia or of Liberian descent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Liberian is Liberians.
How many letters and syllables are in Liberian?
| Letters | 8: L-I-B-E-R-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,556th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Liberian?
Liberian appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,556th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Liberian?
- /ˌlaɪˈbɪə.ɹi.ɘn/
Liberian has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Liberian.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Liberian
- Liberians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Liberian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person from Liberia or of Liberian descent.
adjective
- 1
Of, from, or pertaining to Liberia or the Liberian people.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Liberian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | Libérien, Libérienne |
| German | Liberianer, Liberianerin , liberianisch |
| Portuguese | liberiano |
| Spanish | liberiano |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Liberian come from?
From Liberia + -an.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).