libro

/[ˈliβ̞ɾo]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#388

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

libro is aSpanishnoun. It means: Conjunto de hojas de papel unidas por un borde formando un volumen. Pronounced [ˈliβ̞ɾo]. It ranks #388 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with lio and lobo.

Key facts for libro
PropertyValue
Headwordlibro
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈliβ̞ɾo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#388
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for libro is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈliβ̞ɾo]. Corpus data places it at rank #388 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 7 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 libro, with forms such as "ilbro", "lbiro", and "libbro". 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, "lio", "lobo", "lino", 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 libro, spelled L-I-B-R-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Conjunto de hojas de papel unidas por un borde formando un volumen.
  2. 2
    Obra escrita de la suficiente entidad para publicarse por separado.
  3. 3
    División de un libro₂ de gran extensión, a su vez habitualmente subdividida en capítulos.
  4. 4
    Texto de una obra teatral u operística.
  5. 5
    Figuradamente, cualquier compendio de la que se puede extraer instrucción.
  6. 6
    Tercera cavidad del estómago de los rumiantes.
  7. 7
    Tributo que recauda el estado para financiar sus gastos.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ilbro,lbiro,libbro,libor,librro,lirbo,livro,llibro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for libro

Misspelling Variants of "libro"

ilbro5lbiro5libbro6libor5librro6lirbo5livro5llibro6
Misspelling Variants of "libro"

Frequency rank: #388 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "libro"?
"libro" is spelled L-I-B-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈliβ̞ɾo].
What does "libro" mean?
As a noun, "libro" means: Conjunto de hojas de papel unidas por un borde formando un volumen.
What words are commonly confused with "libro"?
"libro" is commonly confused with "lio", "lobo", "lino". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "libro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "libro" is [ˈliβ̞ɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "libro" come from?
"libro" 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.