libéréevslibérezWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: libérée is a adjective, libérez is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#10,735
“libérée” frequency rank
#23,923
“libérez” frequency rank
34658
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature libérée libérez
Definition Féminin singulier de libéré. Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de libérer.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set libérée and libérez apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
libérée
7 ch
libérez

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: libérée 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34658, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

libérée is recorded at frequency rank #10,735, 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 34658, this pair ranks #282,304 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of libérée vs libérez

Shared letters: beilré. Private to "libérée": -. Private to "libérez": z.

"libérée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV  ·  "libérez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Frequency comparison

libérée#10,735
libérez#23,923

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "libérée" and "libérez" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "libérée" is an adjective and "libérez" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "libérée" or "libérez"?
"libérée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,735 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 libérée vs libérez

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “libérée”; for a verb, it's “libérez”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “libérée” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list