libres

\libʁ\

/\libʁ\/ adj

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The verdict

“libres” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,933. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,933
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-libres · libres · French

libres · rank #2,933 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,933
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH ira

Nearest frequency peer: ira (-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 « libres »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « libres » 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).

libres vs lire
67% similar
libres vs lies
67% similar
libres vs livre
67% similar

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

Key facts for libres
PropertyValue
Headwordlibres
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\libʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,933
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « libres »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).libresse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « ira » (#2,932), « lèvres » (#2,934), « inscription » (#2,931). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « libres » est au #2,933. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around libres (IPA \libʁ\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,933 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de libre.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for libres, with forms such as "ilbres", "lbires", and "libbres". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "lire", "lies", "livre", 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 is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is libres, spelled L-I-B-R-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de libre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Débusquer les bases biologiques d’un comportement n’enlève rien à l’humanisme du geste ni au libre arbitre : nous demeurons toujours libres de choisir entre un geste altruiste ou égoïste.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ilbres
  • lbires
  • libbres
  • libers
  • libress
  • librres
  • librse
  • lirbes
  • llibres

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ilbres2lbires2libbres1libers2libress1librres1librse2lirbes2
Edit distance from "libres"

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 "libres"?
"libres" is spelled L-I-B-R-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \libʁ\.
What does "libres" mean?
As an adjective, "libres" means: Pluriel de libre.
What words are commonly confused with "libres"?
"libres" is commonly confused with "lire", "lies", "livre". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "libres"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "libres" is \libʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "libres" come from?
"libres" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lèvres#2,934Madrid#2,935franco#2,928fortes#2,927

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

oreilles9 variantspoissons9 variantscrimes9 variantstémoin9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list