livery
/ˈlɪv(ə)ɹi/noun, adjective
livery is spelled L-I-V-E-R-Y: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,367th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, livery means “Any distinctive identifying uniform worn by a group, such as the uniform worn by chauffeurs and male servants” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of livery is liveries.
How many letters and syllables are in livery?
| Letters | 6: L-I-V-E-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 25,367th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| 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 livery?
Livery appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,367th 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 livery?
- US /ˈlɪv(ə)ɹi/
Livery 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: En-us-livery.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with livery?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as livery from its last stressed vowel (/ɪvɹi/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: verily.
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 livery
- liveries plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- liverying participle, present
- liveried participle, past
- more livery comparative
- most livery superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does livery mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any distinctive identifying uniform worn by a group, such as the uniform worn by chauffeurs and male servants.
- 2
The whole body of liverymen, members of livery companies.
- 3
The paint scheme of a vehicle or fleet of vehicles.
The airline's new livery received a mixed reaction from the press.
- 4
USA taxicab or limousine.
- 5
The delivery of property from one owner to the next.
- 6
The writ by which property is obtained.
- 7
The rental of horses or carriages; the rental of canoes; the care and/or boarding of horses for money.
- 8
A stable that keeps horses or carriages for rental.
adjective
- 1
Like liver.
- 2
Queasy, liverish.
verb
- 1
archaicTo clothe.
He liveried his servants in the most modest of clothing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Livery in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 livery come from?
From Middle English livery, liveree, from Anglo-Norman liveree, from Old French livree. Compare modern French livrée.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).