libra
/ˈliːbrə/noun
libra is spelled L-I-B-R-A: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,549th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, libra means “A Roman unit of mass, usually equivalent to 327 g” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of libra is libras or librae.
How many letters and syllables are in libra?
| Letters | 5: L-I-B-R-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,549th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is libra?
Libra appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,549th 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 libra?
- /ˈliːbrə/
- /ˈlaɪbrə/
Libra has 2 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: En-ca-libra-weight.oga, En-us-Libra.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with libra?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as libra.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: brail.
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 libra
- libras plural
- librae plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does libra mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Roman unit of mass, usually equivalent to 327 g.
- 2
A traditional Spanish unit of mass, usually around 460 g.
- 3
A traditional Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 345 g and particularly used for trade in medicines.
- 4
Synonym of arratel, a separate Portuguese unit of mass, usually around 460 g.
- 5
Alternative spelling of libbra, a traditional Italian unit of mass.
- 6
Synonym of pound, a notional pound of silver as a money of account, especially in medieval contexts.
noun
- 1
Someone with a Libra star sign.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Libra in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Someone with a Libra star sign:
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 libra come from?
From Latin lībra (“pound”), partially via Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese libra. Doublet of arratel, libbra, Libra, lira, litra, litre, livre, and rottol.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).