librero

/[liˈβ̞ɾeɾo]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#39,843

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

18

similar word pairs

librero is aSpanishnoun. It means: Persona que se dedica a la venta de libros. Pronounced [liˈβ̞ɾeɾo]. Often confused with libro and libres.

Key facts for librero
PropertyValue
Headwordlibrero
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[liˈβ̞ɾeɾo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#39,843
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for librero is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [liˈβ̞ɾeɾo]. Corpus data places it at rank #39,843 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for librero, with forms such as "ilbrero", "lbirero", and "libbrero". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "libro", "libres", "ligero", 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 librero, spelled L-I-B-R-E-R-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Persona que se dedica a la venta de libros.
  2. 2
    Persona cuyo oficio era empastar o encuadernar libros.
  3. 3
    Persona que es propietaria o empleada en una librería, tienda donde se venden libros, papel y otros objetos de escritorio.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ilbrero,lbirero,libbrero,liberro,libreor,librerro,librreo,librrero,lirbero,livrero,llibrero

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for librero

Misspelling Variants of "librero"

ilbrero7lbirero7libbrero8liberro7libreor7librerro8librreo7librrero8
Misspelling Variants of "librero"

Frequency rank: #39,843 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "librero"?
"librero" is spelled L-I-B-R-E-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [liˈβ̞ɾeɾo].
What does "librero" mean?
As a noun, "librero" means: Persona que se dedica a la venta de libros.
What words are commonly confused with "librero"?
"librero" is commonly confused with "libro", "libres", "ligero". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "librero"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "librero" is [liˈβ̞ɾeɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "librero" come from?
"librero" 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.