líbero

noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#45,447

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

líbero is aPortuguesenoun. It means: zagueiro/defesa central de sobra de uma equipe Often confused with livro and libra.

Key facts for líbero
PropertyValue
Headwordlíbero
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#45,447
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of líbero in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for líbero is 6 letters long, classified as anoun. Corpus data places it at rank #45,447 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "zagueiro/defesa central de sobra de uma equipe".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for líbero, with forms such as "lbíero", "llíbero", and "líbbero". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "livro", "libra", "litro", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is líbero, spelled L-Í-B-E-R-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    zagueiro/defesa central de sobra de uma equipe

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: lbíero,llíbero,líbbero,líbeor,líberro,líbreo,líebro,ílbero

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for líbero

Misspelling Variants of "líbero"

lbíero6llíbero7líbbero7líbeor6líberro7líbreo6líebro6ílbero6
Misspelling Variants of "líbero"

Frequency rank: #45,447 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "líbero"?
"líbero" is spelled L-Í-B-E-R-O.
What does "líbero" mean?
As a noun, "líbero" means: zagueiro/defesa central de sobra de uma equipe
What words are commonly confused with "líbero"?
"líbero" is commonly confused with "livro", "libra", "litro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "líbero" come from?
"líbero" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter L in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.