libro

/\ˈli.βɾo\/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#47,426

in French word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

libro is aFrenchnoun. It means: Livre. Pronounced \ˈli.βɾo\. Often confused with lire and lier.

Key facts for libro
PropertyValue
Headwordlibro
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈli.βɾo\
Letters5
Frequency rank#47,426
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of libro in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for libro is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ˈli.βɾo\. Corpus data places it at rank #47,426 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Livre.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for libro, with forms such as "ilbro", "lbiro", and "libbro". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "lire", "lier", "lino", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is libro, spelled L-I-B-R-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Livre.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ilbro,lbiro,libbro,libor,librro,lirbo,llibro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for libro

Misspelling Variants of "libro"

ilbro5lbiro5libbro6libor5librro6lirbo5llibro6
Misspelling Variants of "libro"

Frequency rank: #47,426 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "libro"?
"libro" is spelled L-I-B-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈli.βɾo\.
What does "libro" mean?
As a noun, "libro" means: Livre.
What words are commonly confused with "libro"?
"libro" is commonly confused with "lire", "lier", "lino". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "libro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "libro" is \ˈli.βɾo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "libro" come from?
"libro" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.