Which to use
“lia” and “livra” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,108
- “lia” frequency rank
- #45,712
- “livra” frequency rank
- 72820
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lia | livra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de l’indicatif du verbe lier. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de livrer. |
Where the eye mixes lia and livra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lia runs 3 letters (CVV) against livra's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: lia vs livra
A purely visual mix-up. lia (\lja\) and livra (\li.vʁa\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72820, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lia is recorded at frequency rank #27,108, classified as averb, pronounced \lja\. livra is at rank #45,712, tagged as averb, pronounced \li.vʁa\.
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 72820, this pair ranks #42,657 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lia vs livra
Shared letters: ail. Private to "lia": -. Private to "livra": rv.
"lia" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "livra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- livra ← ilvra · lirva · livar · livrra · livvra · llivra · lvira
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lia" and "livra" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "lia" or "livra"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "lia" and "livra" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "livra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,657 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lia" and "livra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "livra vs Livry". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #42,657 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.