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“libertad” and “libertades” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#524
“libertad” frequency rank
#5,747
“libertades” frequency rank
6271
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature libertad libertades
Definition Estado en el cual fuerzas ajenas no imponen su criterio, aplicable física o moralmente sobre la propia decisión del sujeto. Forma del plural de libertad.

Where the eye mixes libertad and libertades

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. libertad runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against libertades's 10 (CVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
libertad
10 ch
libertades

Look-alike desk: libertad vs libertades

A purely visual mix-up. libertad ([liβ̞eɾˈt̪að̞]) and libertades ([liβ̞eɾˈt̪að̞es]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “libertad” sits inside “libertades”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6271, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

libertad is recorded at frequency rank #524, classified as anoun, pronounced [liβ̞eɾˈt̪að̞]. libertades is at rank #5,747, tagged as anoun, pronounced [liβ̞eɾˈt̪að̞es].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 6271, this pair ranks #311,271 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of libertad vs libertades

Shared letters: abdeilrt. Private to "libertad": -. Private to "libertades": s.

"libertad" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "libertades" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • libertad ← ilbertad · lbiertad · libbertad · liberatd · liberrtad · libertadd · libertda · liberttad
  • libertades ← ilbertades · lbiertades · libbertades · liberatdes · liberrtades · libertaddes · libertadess · libertadse

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "libertad" and "libertades" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([liβ̞eɾˈt̪að̞] versus [liβ̞eɾˈt̪að̞es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "libertad" vs "libertades" - which ranks higher?
"libertad" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #524 in our Spanish list, against #5,747 for "libertades". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "libertad" and "libertades" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "libertad" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "libertades" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #311,271 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "libertad" and "libertades" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "liberadas vs libertades". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #311,271 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list