libérer

\li.be.ʁe\

/\li.be.ʁe\/ verb

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The verdict

“libérer” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #4,502. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,502
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rendre libre une personne ou un objet qui est détenu par une loi ou une personne.

Corpus desk

Index FR-liberer · libérer · French

libérer · rank #4,502 · 11 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,502
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH Li

Nearest frequency peer: Li (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “libérer”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “libérer” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

libérer vs libre
71% similar
libérer vs libres
71% similar
libérer vs livrer
71% similar

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

Key facts for libérer
PropertyValue
Headwordlibérer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\li.be.ʁe\
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,502
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “libérer” sits in French frequency

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).libérer lands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around libérer (IPA \li.be.ʁe\), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,502 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 13 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for libérer, with forms such as "ilbérer", "lbiérer", and "libbérer". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "libre", "libres", "livrer", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is libérer, spelled L-I-B-É-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rendre libre une personne ou un objet qui est détenu par une loi ou une personne.
  2. 2
    Relâcher quelqu’un détenu contre son gré.
  3. 3
    Retirer un territoire et sa population de l’emprise d’autrui.
  4. 4
    Faire de l’espace dans ou autour d’un objet, sur une surface ou dans un espace déterminé.
  5. 5
    Séparer un terme de sa signification secondaire.
  6. 6
    Décharger d’une dette, d’une servitude.
  7. 7
    Faire cesser une liaison chimique.
  8. 8
    Déconnecter deux entités humaines ou informatiques de sur une ligne soit téléphonique ou internaute.
  9. 9
    Suppression des allocations d’une variable.
  10. 10
    Renvoyer dans leurs foyers, congédier les soldats d’une classe, après leur temps de service accompli.
  11. 11
    Publier quelque chose sous une licence libre.
  12. 12
    S’acquitter.
  13. 13
    Se défaire d’une partie constituante.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Durandus eut beau exciper de son ignorance, il ne fut libéré qu’après s’être vu condamner à une amende.
  2. La victoire armée du peuple cubain sur la dictature de Batista […] a démontré de façon tangible que, par la guérilla, un peuple peut se libérer d'un gouvernement qui l’opprime.

Synonyms

donner la clé des champs

This word in other languages

release(English)libertar(Español)befreien(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ilbérer
  • lbiérer
  • libbérer
  • liberer
  • libréer
  • libéerr
  • libérerr
  • libérre
  • libérrer
  • liébrer
  • llibérer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of libérer - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ilbérer2lbiérer2libbérer1liberer1libréer2libéerr2libérerr1libérre2
Edit distance from "libérer"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "libérer"?
"libérer" is spelled L-I-B-É-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \li.be.ʁe\.
What does "libérer" mean?
As a verb, "libérer" means: Rendre libre une personne ou un objet qui est détenu par une loi ou une personne.
What words are commonly confused with "libérer"?
"libérer" is commonly confused with "libre", "libres", "livrer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "libérer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "libérer" is \li.be.ʁe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "libérer" come from?
"libérer" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

malheur#4,503joindre#4,499intense#4,498marquée#4,507

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

ouvertes11 variantsplafond11 variantsexistait11 variantsdevront11 variants

What to do next

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  • "libérer" maps to 14 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "libre". View pair
  • 11 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #4,502 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "L" letter cohort. L–Z browse

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list