homme libre
\ɔm libʁ\
The verdict
“homme libre” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Homme qui n’est pas soumis au servage ou à l’esclavage.
Corpus desk
Index FR-homme-libre · homme libre · French
homme libre · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | homme libre |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɔm libʁ\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
homme libre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɔm libʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Homme qui n’est pas soumis au servage ou à l’esclavage.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for homme libre, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is homme libre, spelled H-O-M-M-E- -L-I-B-R-E.
Definition
- 1Homme qui n’est pas soumis au servage ou à l’esclavage.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how homme libre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Homme libre, toujours tu chériras la mer !
A moins d’une lieue de Vendœuvres, en allant sur le marais de Bellebouche, au lieu dit « le button aux fades », une famille d’hommes libres, venant de la région d’Erfurt, a été pourvue par notre souverain d’un domaine, en remplacement d’Aquitains qui avaient péri pendant la guerre, il y a cela plus de vingt ans.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.