libra

/[ˈliβ̞ɾa]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#8,546

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

libra is aSpanishnoun. It means: Medida de peso del sistema imperial anglosajón, equivalente a 0.45359237 kilogramos. Pronounced [ˈliβ̞ɾa]. It ranks #8,546 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with liga and Lima.

Key facts for libra
PropertyValue
Headwordlibra
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈliβ̞ɾa]
Letters5
Frequency rank#8,546
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for libra is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈliβ̞ɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,546 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 15 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for libra, with forms such as "ilbra", "lbira", and "libar". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "liga", "Lima", "Lisa", 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 libra, spelled L-I-B-R-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Medida de peso del sistema imperial anglosajón, equivalente a 0.45359237 kilogramos.
  2. 2
    Antigua medida de peso, de montante variable, utilizada en las distintas regiones de España.
  3. 3
    Unidad monetaria de Gibraltar.
  4. 4
    Unidad monetaria de Santa Elena.
  5. 5
    Unidad monetaria de Egipto.
  6. 6
    Unidad monetaria del Reino Unido.
  7. 7
    Unidad monetaria del Líbano.
  8. 8
    Unidad monetaria de las Islas Malvinas.
  9. 9
    Unidad monetaria de Siria.
  10. 10
    Antigua unidad monetaria de la República de Irlanda, sustituída por el euro desde el 2002.
  11. 11
    Antigua unidad monetaria de Malta, sustituída por el euro desde el 2008.
  12. 12
    Antigua unidad monetaria de Chipre, sustituída por el euro desde el 2008.
  13. 13
    Antigua unidad monetaria de Sudáfrica, sustituída por el rand desde el 1961.
  14. 14
    Antigua unidad monetaria de Australia, sustituída por el dólar desde el 1966.
  15. 15
    Antigua unidad monetaria de Nueva Zelanda, sustituída por el dólar desde el 1967.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ilbra,lbira,libar,libbra,librra,lirba,livra,llibra

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for libra

Misspelling Variants of "libra"

ilbra5lbira5libar5libbra6librra6lirba5livra5llibra6
Misspelling Variants of "libra"

Frequency rank: #8,546 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "libra"?
"libra" is spelled L-I-B-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈliβ̞ɾa].
What does "libra" mean?
As a noun, "libra" means: Medida de peso del sistema imperial anglosajón, equivalente a 0.45359237 kilogramos.
What words are commonly confused with "libra"?
"libra" is commonly confused with "liga", "Lima", "Lisa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "libra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "libra" is [ˈliβ̞ɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "libra" come from?
"libra" 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.