libre

/[ˈliβ̞ɾe]/ adj

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#468

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

libre is anSpanishadj. It means: Que puede obrar o decidir según su propia voluntad. Pronounced [ˈliβ̞ɾe]. It ranks #468 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with lie and like.

Key facts for libre
PropertyValue
Headwordlibre
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈliβ̞ɾe]
Letters5
Frequency rank#468
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for libre is 5 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈliβ̞ɾe]. Corpus data places it at rank #468 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 14 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for libre, with forms such as "ilbre", "lbire", and "libbre". 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, "lie", "like", "live", 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 libre, spelled L-I-B-R-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que puede obrar o decidir según su propia voluntad.
  2. 2
    Que no está encerrado, ni cautivo, ni sometido a otro.
  3. 3
    Que no está ocupado o siendo usado.
  4. 4
    Que carece de restricciones y limitaciones.
  5. 5
    Que se excede en su comportamiento, que no pone freno a su conducta.
  6. 6
    Referido al tiempo, el que no se ocupa trabajando.
  7. 7
    Dicho de un objeto, que no está atado ni sujeto.
  8. 8
    Dicho de una edificación, aislado, separado del resto.
  9. 9
    Dicho de un lugar, desembarazado, sin obstáculos.
  10. 10
    Que no se sujeta a normas o estilos preestablecidos.
  11. 11
    Hablando de traducciones, que no corresponde fielmente al original.
  12. 12
    Que no se ha casado ni tiene pareja (novio o novia).
  13. 13
    Competencia en la que el estilo lo escoge el participante.
  14. 14
    Dicho de algo relacionado con el cuerpo, que no tiene impedimento u obstáculo.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ilbre,lbire,libbre,librre,lirbe,llibre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for libre

Misspelling Variants of "libre"

ilbre5lbire5libbre6librre6lirbe5llibre6
Misspelling Variants of "libre"

Frequency rank: #468 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "libre"?
"libre" is spelled L-I-B-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈliβ̞ɾe].
What does "libre" mean?
As an adj, "libre" means: Que puede obrar o decidir según su propia voluntad.
What words are commonly confused with "libre"?
"libre" is commonly confused with "lie", "like", "live". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "libre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "libre" is [ˈliβ̞ɾe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "libre" come from?
"libre" 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.