liebre

[ˈljeβ̞ɾe]

/[ˈljeβ̞ɾe]/ noun

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The verdict

“liebre” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #21,735. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,735
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Lepus spp.) Mamífero del orden de los lagomorfos, semejante al conejo pero de orejas mucho más largas y cabeza esbelta, rabo corto, piel suave y patas posteriores muy desarrolladas. Mide alrededor...

Corpus desk

Index ES-liebre · liebre · Spanish

liebre · rank #21,735 · 8 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,735
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH librado

Nearest frequency peer: librado (-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 “liebre”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “liebre” 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).

liebre vs livre
67% similar
liebre vs lumbre
67% similar
liebre vs liebres
86% similar

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

Key facts for liebre
PropertyValue
Headwordliebre
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈljeβ̞ɾe]
Letters6
Frequency rank#21,735
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “liebre”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.liebrecae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “librado” (#21,734), “limited” (#21,736), “levadura” (#21,733). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “liebre” va en #21,735. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around liebre (IPA [ˈljeβ̞ɾe]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,735 among 2,069 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for liebre, with forms such as "ilebre", "leibre", and "liebbre". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "livre", "lumbre", "liebres", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 liebre, spelled L-I-E-B-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Lepus spp.) Mamífero del orden de los lagomorfos, semejante al conejo pero de orejas mucho más largas y cabeza esbelta, rabo corto, piel suave y patas posteriores muy desarrolladas. Mide alrededor de 60 cm y pesa de 1,5 a 2,5 kg, aunque hay especies más grandes. Tiene hábitos crepusculares y nocturnos y pare dos a tres veces al año. Su carne es apreciada en la gastronomía. Su cría se llama lebrato.
  2. 2
    Pequeño vehículo de transporte colectivo, para 21 pasajeros sentados y recorrido fijo.
  3. 3
    El corredor que procura que la carrera tenga buen ritmo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how liebre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. «-Pronto lo sabrás. Entre ellos pasa una liebre cola negra, las largas orejas transparentes. El perro amarillo chilla».
  2. «(…) Dibujados con el trazo minucioso de un miniaturista, desfilaron una cigarra, una libélula, una abeja, un caracol, pájaros, una liebre, un gato, perros. Un dragón. Un león y un oso. Un mono».

This word in other languages

hare(English)lièvre(Français)Hase(Deutsch)lebre(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ilebre
  • leibre
  • liebbre
  • lieber
  • liebrre
  • lierbe
  • lievre
  • lliebre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of liebre - 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.

ilebre2leibre2liebbre1lieber2liebrre1lierbe2lievre1lliebre1
Edit distance from "liebre"

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 "liebre"?
"liebre" is spelled L-I-E-B-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈljeβ̞ɾe].
What does "liebre" mean?
As a noun, "liebre" means: (Lepus spp.) Mamífero del orden de los lagomorfos, semejante al conejo pero de orejas mucho más largas y cabeza esbelta, rabo corto, piel suave y patas posteriores muy desarrolladas. Mide alrededor...
What words are commonly confused with "liebre"?
"liebre" is commonly confused with "livre", "lumbre", "liebres". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "liebre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "liebre" is [ˈljeβ̞ɾe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "liebre" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

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

Mabel8 variantsFabra8 variantsescote8 variantsremake8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list