libertine
/ˈlɪb.ɚ.tin/noun, adjective
libertine is spelled L-I-B-E-R-T-I-N-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,337th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, libertine means “Someone freed from slavery in Ancient Rome; a freedman” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of libertine is libertines.
How many letters and syllables are in libertine?
| Letters | 9: L-I-B-E-R-T-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 52,337th 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 libertine?
Libertine appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,337th 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 libertine?
- UK /ˈlɪb.ə.tiːn/
- US /ˈlɪb.ɚ.tin/
Libertine has 3 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-libertine.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-JutishMale-libertine.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of libertine
- libertines plural
- more libertine comparative
- most libertine superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does libertine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Someone freed from slavery in Ancient Rome; a freedman.
- 2
One who is freethinking in religious matters.
- 3
Someone (especially a man) who takes no notice of moral laws, especially those involving sexual propriety; someone loose in morals; a pleasure-seeker.
adjective
- 1
Dissolute, licentious, profligate; loose in morals.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Libertine in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense someone loose in morals:
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 libertine come from?
From Latin libertinus (“a freedman, prop. adj., of or belonging to the condition of a freedman”), from libertus (“a freedman”), from liber (“free”); see liberal, liberate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).