Which to use
“lèvres” is a noun and “libres” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,934
- “lèvres” frequency rank
- #2,933
- “libres” frequency rank
- 5867
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lèvres | libres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de lèvre. | Pluriel de libre. |
Where the eye mixes lèvres and libres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lèvres is \lɛvʁ\ while libres is \libʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5867, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lèvres is recorded at frequency rank #2,934, classified as anoun, pronounced \lɛvʁ\. libres is at rank #2,933, tagged as anadj, pronounced \libʁ\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 5867, this pair ranks #427,840 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lèvres vs libres
Shared letters: elrs. Private to "lèvres": vè. Private to "libres": bi.
"lèvres" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "libres" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- libres ← ilbres · lbires · libbres · libers · libress · librres · librse · lirbes