livre

\livʁ\

/\livʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“livre” is in the everyday core of French, ranked #449 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#449
frequency rank, French
5
letters
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Assemblage de feuilles manuscrites ou imprimées destinées à être lues.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

livre vs love
60% similar
livre vs lyre
60% similar
livre vs lore
60% similar

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

Key facts for livre
PropertyValue
Headwordlivre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\livʁ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#449
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “livre” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). livre lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for livre is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \livʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #449 in overall French word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for livre, with forms such as "ilvre", "lirve", and "liver". 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, "love", "lyre", "lore", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is livre, spelled L-I-V-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Assemblage de feuilles manuscrites ou imprimées destinées à être lues.
  2. 2
    Ouvrage constituant un volume imprimé.
  3. 3
    Ouvrage constituant un volume imprimé.
  4. 4
    Ouvrage constituant un volume imprimé.
  5. 5
    Ouvrage constituant un volume imprimé.
  6. 6
    Ouvrage constituant un volume imprimé.
  7. 7
    Chacune des parties principales de certains ouvrages.
  8. 8
    Ouvrage qui fait référence à un texte sacré.
  9. 9
    Registre sur lequel un commerçant doit faire figurer tous les renseignements relatifs à ses affaires, les recettes et les dépenses, achats et ventes etc.
  10. 10
    Accompagné d’une épithète de couleur (désignant la couverture) : recueil de documents.
  11. 11
    Ensemble des livres édités, et secteur d'activité littéraire et commerciale correspondant, y compris l’édition et l’imprimerie.

Synonyms

bouquinouvrageécritmanuelrecueiltomevolume

This word in other languages

book(English)libro(Español)Buch(Deutsch)livro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ilvre,lirve,liver,livrre,livvre,llivre,lvire

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of livre - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ilvre2lirve2liver2livrre1livvre1llivre1lvire2
Edit distance from "livre"

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 "livre"?
"livre" is spelled L-I-V-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \livʁ\.
What does "livre" mean?
As a noun, "livre" means: Assemblage de feuilles manuscrites ou imprimées destinées à être lues.
What words are commonly confused with "livre"?
"livre" is commonly confused with "love", "lyre", "lore". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "livre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "livre" is \livʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "livre" come from?
"livre" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “livre”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is L-I-V-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \livʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “love” - see the side-by-side comparison. livre vs love
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list