liberal

\libeˈraːl\

/\libeˈraːl\/ adj

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The verdict

“liberal” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #46,864. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,864
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Libéral.

Corpus desk

Index FR-liberal · liberal · French

liberal · rank #46,864 · 10 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,864
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH limousines

Nearest frequency peer: limousines (+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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « liberal »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « liberal » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

liberal vs libéré
57% similar
liberal vs liberté
71% similar
liberal vs libérer
57% similar

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

Key facts for liberal
PropertyValue
Headwordliberal
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\libeˈraːl\
Letters7
Frequency rank#46,864
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « liberal »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).liberalse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « limousines » (#46,865), « linn » (#46,866), « leggings » (#46,861). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « liberal » est au #46,864. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around liberal (IPA \libeˈraːl\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #46,864 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Libéral.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for liberal, with forms such as "ilberal", "lbieral", and "libberal". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "libéré", "liberté", "libérer", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is liberal, spelled L-I-B-E-R-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Libéral.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ich hoffe, dass die Menschen auf der Welt viel liberaler werden.

Antonyms

antiliberalilliberal

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ilberal
  • lbieral
  • libberal
  • libearl
  • liberall
  • liberla
  • liberral
  • libreal
  • liebral
  • lliberal

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of liberal - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ilberal2lbieral2libberal1libearl2liberall1liberla2liberral1libreal2
Edit distance from "liberal"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "liberal"?
"liberal" is spelled L-I-B-E-R-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is \libeˈraːl\.
What does "liberal" mean?
As an adjective, "liberal" means: Libéral.
What words are commonly confused with "liberal"?
"liberal" is commonly confused with "libéré", "liberté", "libérer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "liberal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "liberal" is \libeˈraːl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "liberal" come from?
"liberal" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Laroque#46,858larguée#46,857Lamarck#46,854killers#46,849

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Mannheim10 variantsmeaning10 variantsmonitor10 variantsoursins10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list