libra

[ˈliβ̞ɾa]

/[ˈliβ̞ɾa]/ noun

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The verdict

“libra” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #8,546. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,546
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Medida de peso del sistema imperial anglosajón, equivalente a 0.45359237 kilogramos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-libra · libra · Spanish

libra · rank #8,546 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,546
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH localizar

Nearest frequency peer: localizar (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “libra”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “libra” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

libra vs liga
60% similar
libra vs Lima
40% similar
libra vs Lisa
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “libra”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).libracae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “localizar” (#8,547), “league” (#8,544), “long” (#8,548). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “libra” va en #8,546. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around libra (IPA [ˈliβ̞ɾa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,546 among 2,069 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 15 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for libra, with forms such as "ilbra", "lbira", and "libar". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. 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. The correct Spanish form is libra, spelled L-I-B-R-A.

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

libra esterlinalira

This word in other languages

pound(English)livre(Français)Pfund(Deutsch)libra(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ilbra
  • lbira
  • libar
  • libbra
  • librra
  • lirba
  • livra
  • llibra

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of libra - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ilbra2lbira2libar2libbra1librra1lirba2livra1llibra1
Edit distance from "libra"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "libra", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

party#8,562honda#8,528pinto#8,567polla#8,568

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

orillas8 variantspatada8 variantsradios8 variantsremoto8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list