libre expression
\libʁ ɛk.spʁɛ.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“libre expression” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Liberté d’expression.
Corpus desk
Index FR-libre-expression · libre expression · French
libre expression · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" 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 | libre expression |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \libʁ ɛk.spʁɛ.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
libre expression is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \libʁ ɛk.spʁɛ.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Liberté d’expression.".
Zero misspellings are on record for libre expression in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is libre expression, spelled L-I-B-R-E- -E-X-P-R-E-S-S-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Liberté d’expression.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how libre expression appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En 2008 à Pékin, des avocats, des journalistes, des artistes tentaient bravement de s’exercer à la libre expression. En 2022, ces espaces d’expression ont été fermés.
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.