libéré vs libérez, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“libéré” is an adjective and “libérez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#4,953
“libéré” frequency rank: #23,923
“libérez” frequency rank: 28876
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	libéré	libérez
Definition	Rendu libre, mis en liberté.	Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de libérer.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set libéré and libérez apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch

libéré

7 ch

libérez

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: libéré and libérez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \li.be.ʁe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28876, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

libéré is recorded at frequency rank #4,953, classified as anadj, pronounced \li.be.ʁe\. libérez is at rank #23,923, tagged as averb, pronounced \li.be.ʁe\.

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 28876, this pair ranks #320,112 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of libéré vs libérez

Shared letters: bilré. Private to "libéré": -. Private to "libérez": ez.

"libéré" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "libérez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Frequency comparison

libéré#4,953

libérez#23,923

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "libéré" and "libérez" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "libéré" is an adjective and "libérez" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "libéré" or "libérez"?

"libéré" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,953 in our French list, against #23,923 for "libérez". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering libéré vs libérez

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “libéré”; for a verb, it's “libérez”.
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