libertad

/[liβ̞eɾˈt̪að̞]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#524

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

libertad is aSpanishnoun. It means: Estado en el cual fuerzas ajenas no imponen su criterio, aplicable física o moralmente sobre la propia decisión del sujeto. Pronounced [liβ̞eɾˈt̪að̞]. It ranks #524 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with liberty and libertades.

Key facts for libertad
PropertyValue
Headwordlibertad
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[liβ̞eɾˈt̪að̞]
Letters8
Frequency rank#524
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of libertad in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for libertad is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [liβ̞eɾˈt̪að̞]. Corpus data places it at rank #524 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 13 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for libertad, with forms such as "ilbertad", "lbiertad", and "libbertad". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "liberty", "libertades", "libertador", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is libertad, spelled L-I-B-E-R-T-A-D, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Estado en el cual fuerzas ajenas no imponen su criterio, aplicable física o moralmente sobre la propia decisión del sujeto.
  2. 2
    La facultad que tiene el hombre de obrar o no obrar, por la que es dueño de sus acciones.
  3. 3
    El estado del que no es siervo.
  4. 4
    Falta de sujeción.
  5. 5
    Facultad que se disfruta en los países constitucionales de hacer y decir cuanto no se oponga a las leyes ni a las buenas costumbres.
  6. 6
    Prerrogativa, privilegio.
  7. 7
    Independencia, desahogo.
  8. 8
    Exceso de franqueza o de familiaridad.
  9. 9
    Desembarazo, despejo.
  10. 10
    La facilidad con que mueve sus miembros el que no tiene alguna enfermedad o achaque que se lo impida.
  11. 11
    Facilidad o disposición natural para hacer alguna cosa con destreza.
  12. 12
    Rescate de algún prisionero.
  13. 13
    Lo contrario de encarcelamiento o prisión.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ilbertad,lbiertad,libbertad,liberatd,liberrtad,libertadd,libertda,liberttad,libetrad,libretad,liebrtad,livertad,llibertad

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for libertad

Misspelling Variants of "libertad"

ilbertad8lbiertad8libbertad9liberatd8liberrtad9libertadd9libertda8liberttad9
Misspelling Variants of "libertad"

Frequency rank: #524 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "libertad"?
"libertad" is spelled L-I-B-E-R-T-A-D. The IPA pronunciation is [liβ̞eɾˈt̪að̞].
What does "libertad" mean?
As a noun, "libertad" means: Estado en el cual fuerzas ajenas no imponen su criterio, aplicable física o moralmente sobre la propia decisión del sujeto.
What words are commonly confused with "libertad"?
"libertad" is commonly confused with "liberty", "libertades", "libertador". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "libertad"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "libertad" is [liβ̞eɾˈt̪að̞]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "libertad" come from?
"libertad" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.