# libretto

> English word · Noun · IPA /lɪˈbɹɛt.əʊ/ · frequency rank #44,306

## Definitions
1. The text of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera.
2. A book containing such a text.

## Etymology
From Italian libretto, diminutive of libro (“book”), from Latin liber (“book”).

## Common misspellings (10)
`ilbretto`, `lbiretto`, `libbretto`, `libertto`, `libreto`, `libretot`, `librretto`, `librteto`, `lirbetto`, `llibretto`

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