libertarian
li·ber·ta·ri·an/ˌlɪbɚˈtɛə̯ɹi.ən/noun, adjective
libertarian is spelled L-I-B-E-R-T-A-R-I-A-N: 11 letters and 5 syllables (li·ber·ta·ri·an). It appears 3.7 times per million words in written English, the 13,496th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, libertarian means “One who advocates liberty, either generally or in relation to a specific issue” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of libertarian is libertarians.
How many letters and syllables are in libertarian?
| Letters | 11: L-I-B-E-R-T-A-R-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5: li·ber·ta·ri·an |
| In writing | 3.7 times per million words; the 13,496th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is libertarian?
Libertarian appears 3.7 times per million words in written English, the 13,496th 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 libertarian?
- UK /ˌlɪbəˈtɛə̯ɹi.ən/
- British /ˌlɪbəˈtɛːɹɪjən/
- US /ˌlɪbɚˈtɛə̯ɹi.ən/
Libertarian has 5 syllables, split li·ber·ta·ri·an in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Rho9998-libertarian.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-libertarian.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with libertarian?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as libertarian from its last stressed vowel (/ɛəɹiən/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of libertarian
- libertarians plural
- more libertarian comparative
- most libertarian superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does libertarian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who advocates liberty, either generally or in relation to a specific issue.
civil libertarian
- 2
A believer in the freedom of thinking beings to choose their own destiny (the doctrine of free will) as opposed to those who believe the future is predetermined (the doctrine of necessity).
- 3
IrelandUKAn antiauthoritarian believer in left-libertarianism, a political doctrine that stresses both individual freedom and social equality, and advocates shared ownership of natural resources.
- 4
USA believer in right-libertarianism, a political doctrine that emphasizes individual liberty and a lack of governmental intervention, oversight, and regulation, both in economic matters (that is, a belief in the free market) and in personal behaviour provided that no one's rights are threatened or violated.
- 5
An Araucarian.
adjective
- 1
Advocating liberty; also, having a relative tendency towards liberty.
He has libertarian views.
- 2
Relating to the doctrine of free will as opposed to the doctrine of necessity.
- 3
Relating to, or advocating, libertarianism; also, relating to a political party supporting libertarianism.
a libertarian capitalist
- 4
Araucarian.
noun
- 1
A member of a political party or movement that uses the term "Libertarian" in its name (e.g., the Libertarian Party of the United States); one who is likely to support policies that are libertarian.
adjective
- 1
Of, or pertaining to, a Libertarian Party.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Libertarian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | libertaire , libertarien |
| Portuguese | libertário, libertária |
| Spanish | libertario, libertaria |
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 libertarian come from?
The noun is derived from liber(ty) + -arian (suffix denoting an advocate of or believer in something). The adjective is derived from the noun. sense development The word was first attested in English in 1789 in William Belsham’s Essays: see the quotation. This was contrasted with necessitarian, in the context of free will, and was not used in the more frequently encountered modern sense. Compare French libertaire (“person with extreme left-wing beliefs, anarchist”), from liberté (“freedom”) + -aire (suffix forming nouns). Libertaire is derived from Latin libertas.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).