libérer vs libérez, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#4,502
“libérer” frequency rank: #23,923
“libérez” frequency rank: 28425
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	libérer	libérez
Definition	Rendre libre une personne ou un objet qui est détenu par une loi ou une personne.	Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de libérer.

Where the spellings diverge

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

7 ch

libérer

7 ch

libérez

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. libérer and libérez are pronounced identically (\li.be.ʁe\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by a single letter - r in “libérer” becomes z in “libérez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28425, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

libérer is recorded at frequency rank #4,502, classified as averb, 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 28425, this pair ranks #322,906 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of libérer vs libérez

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

"libérer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "libérez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Frequency comparison

libérer#4,502

libérez#23,923

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

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

No. They are pronounced the same (\li.be.ʁe\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.

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

"libérer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,502 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 libérer vs libérez

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