Which to use
“libre” and “ligure” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #648
- “libre” frequency rank
- #44,548
- “ligure” frequency rank
- 45196
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | libre | ligure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a le pouvoir de faire ce qu’il veut, d’agir ou de ne pas agir, par opposition à esclave, servile, ou par opposition à captif, prisonnier. | Relatif à la Ligurie ou sa culture. |
Where the eye mixes libre and ligure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses libre with ligure
A purely visual mix-up. libre (\libʁ\) and ligure (\li.ɡyʁ\) 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 45196, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
libre is recorded at frequency rank #648, classified as anadj, pronounced \libʁ\. ligure is at rank #44,548, tagged as anadj, pronounced \li.ɡyʁ\.
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 45196, this pair ranks #204,630 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of libre vs ligure
Shared letters: eilr. Private to "libre": b. Private to "ligure": gu.
"libre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "ligure" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "libre" and "ligure" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "libre" vs "ligure" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "libre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ligure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #204,630 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "libre" and "ligure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ligure vs lure". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #204,630 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.