libérezvslibertésConfusable pair

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

Which to use

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

#23,923
“libérez” frequency rank
#4,001
“libertés” frequency rank
27924
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature libérez libertés
Definition Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de libérer. Pluriel de liberté.

Where the eye mixes libérez and libertés

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. libérez runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against libertés's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
libérez
8 ch
libertés

Visual trap between libérez and libertés

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: libérez is \li.be.ʁe\ while libertés is \li.bɛʁ.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27924, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

libérez is recorded at frequency rank #23,923, classified as averb, pronounced \li.be.ʁe\. libertés is at rank #4,001, tagged as anoun, pronounced \li.bɛʁ.te\.

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 27924, this pair ranks #325,934 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of libérez vs libertés

Shared letters: beilré. Private to "libérez": z. Private to "libertés": st.

"libérez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "libertés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "libérez" and "libertés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "libérez" is a verb and "libertés" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary French text, does "libérez" or "libertés" show up more?
"libertés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,001 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.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "libérez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "libertés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #325,934 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "libérez" and "libertés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "libérez vs lirez". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #325,934 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list