# litre

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈliː.tɚ/ · frequency rank #14,987

## Definitions
1. The metric unit of fluid measure, equal to one cubic decimetre. Symbol: L, l, or ℓ.
2. A measure of volume equivalent to a litre.

## Etymology
From French litre, from Medieval Latin litra, from Ancient Greek λίτρα (lítra, “a Sicilian coin, a measure of weight”). Related to Latin lībra. Doublet of arratel, libbra, Libra, libra, lira, litra, livre, and rottol.

## Easily confused with
- **live** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/litre-vs-live)
- **lure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/litre-vs-lure)
- **lore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/litre-vs-lore)
- **lute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/litre-vs-lute)
- **lyre** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/litre-vs-lyre)
- **lotte** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/litre-vs-lotte)
- **Loire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/litre-vs-loire)
- **little** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/litre-vs-little)
- **litter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/litre-vs-litter)
- **lustre** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/litre-vs-lustre)
- **lie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lie-vs-litre)
- **lit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lit-vs-litre)
- **like** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/like-vs-litre)
- **life** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/life-vs-litre)
- **line** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/line-vs-litre)
- **late** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/late-vs-litre)
- **liar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liar-vs-litre)
- **lime** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lime-vs-litre)
- **lite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lite-vs-litre)
- **lice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lice-vs-litre)

## Common misspellings (5)
`iltre`, `lirte`, `litrre`, `llitre`, `ltire`

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