libéréevslibresWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“libérée” and “libres” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#10,735
“libérée” frequency rank
#2,933
“libres” frequency rank
13668
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature libérée libres
Definition Féminin singulier de libéré. Pluriel de libre.

Where the eye mixes libérée and libres

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
libérée
6 ch
libres

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. libérée (\li.be.ʁe\) and libres (\libʁ\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13668, 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\. 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 13668, this pair ranks #400,045 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of libérée vs libres

Shared letters: beilr. Private to "libérée": é. Private to "libres": s.

"libérée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV  ·  "libres" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • libresilbres · lbires · libbres · libers · libress · librres · librse · lirbes

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "libérée" and "libres" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\li.be.ʁe\ versus \libʁ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "libérée" or "libres"?
"libres" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,933 in our French list, against #10,735 for "libérée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list