libre
[ˈliβ̞ɾe]
The verdict
“libre” is in the everyday core of Spanish, ranked #468 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #468
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que puede obrar o decidir según su propia voluntad.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | libre |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈliβ̞ɾe] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #468 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “libre” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for libre is 5 letters long, classified as an adjective, 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 generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for libre, with forms such as "ilbre", "lbire", and "libbre". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, 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, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is libre, spelled L-I-B-R-E.
Definition
- 1Que puede obrar o decidir según su propia voluntad.
- 2Que no está encerrado, ni cautivo, ni sometido a otro.
- 3Que no está ocupado o siendo usado.
- 4Que carece de restricciones y limitaciones.
- 5Que se excede en su comportamiento, que no pone freno a su conducta.
- 6Referido al tiempo, el que no se ocupa trabajando.
- 7Dicho de un objeto, que no está atado ni sujeto.
- 8Dicho de una edificación, aislado, separado del resto.
- 9Dicho de un lugar, desembarazado, sin obstáculos.
- 10Que no se sujeta a normas o estilos preestablecidos.
- 11Hablando de traducciones, que no corresponde fielmente al original.
- 12Que no se ha casado ni tiene pareja (novio o novia).
- 13Competencia en la que el estilo lo escoge el participante.
- 14Dicho de algo relacionado con el cuerpo, que no tiene impedimento u obstáculo.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ilbre,lbire,libbre,librre,lirbe,llibre
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of libre - 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.
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.
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Using “libre”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is L-I-B-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈliβ̞ɾe] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “lie” - see the side-by-side comparison. libre vs lie
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.