livro

//ˈli.vɾu// noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#378

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

livro is aPortuguesenoun. It means: objeto feito de várias folhas de papel, organizadas em ordem e contendo um texto Pronounced /ˈli.vɾu/. It ranks #378 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with lixo and lucro.

Key facts for livro
PropertyValue
Headwordlivro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈli.vɾu/
Letters5
Frequency rank#378
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for livro is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈli.vɾu/. Corpus data places it at rank #378 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for livro, with forms such as "ilvro", "lirvo", and "livor". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "lixo", "lucro", "louro", 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 livro, spelled L-I-V-R-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    objeto feito de várias folhas de papel, organizadas em ordem e contendo um texto
  2. 2
    reunião de folhas impressas presas por um lado e enfeixadas ou montadas em capa
  3. 3
    obra literária, científica ou artística que compõe, em regra, um volume.
  4. 4
    a terceira divisão do estômago dos ruminantes

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ilvro,lirvo,livor,livrro,livvro,llivro,lviro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for livro

Misspelling Variants of "livro"

ilvro5lirvo5livor5livrro6livvro6llivro6lviro5
Misspelling Variants of "livro"

Frequency rank: #378 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "livro"?
"livro" is spelled L-I-V-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈli.vɾu/.
What does "livro" mean?
As a noun, "livro" means: objeto feito de várias folhas de papel, organizadas em ordem e contendo um texto
What words are commonly confused with "livro"?
"livro" is commonly confused with "lixo", "lucro", "louro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "livro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "livro" is /ˈli.vɾu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "livro" come from?
"livro" 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.