liebre

/[ˈljeβ̞ɾe]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#21,735

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

liebre is aSpanishnoun. It 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... Pronounced [ˈljeβ̞ɾe]. Often confused with livre and lumbre.

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

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for liebre is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈljeβ̞ɾe]. Corpus data places it at rank #21,735 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 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for liebre, with forms such as "ilebre", "leibre", and "liebbre". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "livre", "lumbre", "liebres", 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 liebre, spelled L-I-E-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
    (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.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ilebre,leibre,liebbre,lieber,liebrre,lierbe,lievre,lliebre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for liebre

Misspelling Variants of "liebre"

ilebre6leibre6liebbre7lieber6liebrre7lierbe6lievre6lliebre7
Misspelling Variants of "liebre"

Frequency rank: #21,735 in Spanish

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?
"liebre" 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.