Which to use
“liebre” and “liebres” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,735
- “liebre” frequency rank
- #43,682
- “liebres” frequency rank
- 65417
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | liebre | liebres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (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. | Forma del plural de liebre. |
Where the eye mixes liebre and liebres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. liebre runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against liebres's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between liebre and liebres
A purely visual mix-up. liebre ([ˈljeβ̞ɾe]) and liebres ([ˈljeβ̞ɾes]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “liebre” sits inside “liebres”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65417, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
liebre is recorded at frequency rank #21,735, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈljeβ̞ɾe]. liebres is at rank #43,682, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈljeβ̞ɾes].
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 65417, this pair ranks #42,696 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of liebre vs liebres
Shared letters: beilr. Private to "liebre": -. Private to "liebres": s.
"liebre" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "liebres" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "liebre" and "liebres" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "liebre" or "liebres" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "liebre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "liebres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,696 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "liebre" and "liebres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "liebre vs lumbre". 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 #42,696 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.