# libido

> English word · Noun · IPA /lɪˈbiː.dəʊ/ · frequency rank #26,863

## Definitions
1. Sexual urges or drives.
2. Drives or mental energies related to or based on sexual instincts but not necessarily sexual in and of themselves.
3. Synonym of albedo in terms of a planet's, such as that of Mars, average surface spectral reflectivity.

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin libīdō (“lust, desire”). Used originally in psychoanalytic contexts.

## Easily confused with
- **lido** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/libido-vs-lido)
- **lipid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/libido-vs-lipid)
- **livid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/libido-vs-livid)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ilbido`, `lbiido`, `libbido`, `libdio`, `libiddo`, `libiod`, `liibdo`, `llibido`

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