livrée

\li.vʁe\

/\li.vʁe\/ noun

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The verdict

“livrée” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #10,026. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,026
frequency rank, French
128,088
“L” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Uniforme, tenue caractéristique d’une maison, que portent les domestiques.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

livrée vs Livry
50% similar
livrée vs livres
67% similar
livrée vs livrer
67% similar

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

Key facts for livrée
PropertyValue
Headwordlivrée
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\li.vʁe\
Letters6
Frequency rank#10,026
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “livrée” 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). livrée lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around livrée (IPA \li.vʁe\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,026 among 128,088 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for livrée, with forms such as "ilvrée", "lirvée", and "livree". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Livry", "livres", "livrer", 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 easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is livrée, spelled L-I-V-R-É-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Uniforme, tenue caractéristique d’une maison, que portent les domestiques.
  2. 2
    Ensemble des domestiques d’une même maison, domesticité, personnel domestique.
  3. 3
    Signes extérieurs révélant la condition d’un individu ou d’un groupe.
  4. 4
    Ensemble des motifs et couleurs présents sur l’extérieur d’un véhicule aérien, ferroviaire, routier ou marin.
  5. 5
    Apparence de la peau, du pelage, du plumage, de l'écaillure ou de la carapace des animaux.
  6. 6
    Papillon d’Europe et d’Asie de la famille des Lasiocampidae, dont la chenille bleue est nuisible aux ormes et aux arbres fruitiers, Synonyme de livrée des arbres.
  7. 7
    Nom donné à d’autres espèces de papillons : livrée des prés, livrée des forêts, livrée d’Amérique…
  8. 8
    Mesure terrienne : une livrée de terre est une superficie qui vaut une livre, ou bien qui rapporte une livre de rente par an.
  9. 9
    Une Livrée cardinalice était un palais élevé pour y accueillir un cardinal et sa suite.

Synonyms

fourrurepelagepennageplumagerobetoisonapparencecachetmarque

This word in other languages

livery(English)librea(Español)Livree(Deutsch)libré(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ilvrée
  • lirvée
  • livree
  • livreé
  • livrrée
  • livvrée
  • livére
  • llivrée
  • lvirée

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of livrée - 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.

ilvrée2lirvée2livree1livreé2livrrée1livvrée1livére2llivrée1
Edit distance from "livrée"

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 "livrée"?
"livrée" is spelled L-I-V-R-É-E. The IPA pronunciation is \li.vʁe\.
What does "livrée" mean?
As a noun, "livrée" means: Uniforme, tenue caractéristique d’une maison, que portent les domestiques.
What words are commonly confused with "livrée"?
"livrée" is commonly confused with "Livry", "livres", "livrer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "livrée"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "livrée" is \li.vʁe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "livrée" come from?
"livrée" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “livrée”

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

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

Same frequency band

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