liberarvslibraWhich spelling fits?

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

Which to use

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

#6,901
“liberar” frequency rank
#12,279
“libra” frequency rank
19180
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature liberar libra
Definition tornar livre unidade monetária do Reino Unido (e de vários outros países); símbolo: £

Letter map: liberar vs libra

Shared letters muted; letters that set liberar and libra apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. liberar runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against libra's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
liberar
5 ch
libra

Grammar separator: liberar vs libra

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: liberar is averb and libraanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19180, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

liberar is recorded at frequency rank #6,901, classified as averb. libra is at rank #12,279, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈli.bɾɐ/.

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 19180, this pair ranks #51,628 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of liberar vs libra

Shared letters: abilr. Private to "liberar": e. Private to "libra": -.

"liberar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "libra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • liberar ← ilberar · lbierar · libberar · libearr · liberarr · liberra · liberrar · librear
  • libra ← ilbra · lbira · libar · libbra · librra · lirba · llibra

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "liberar" for "libra" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "liberar" is a verb and "libra" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "liberar" or "libra"?
"liberar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,901 in our Portuguese list, against #12,279 for "libra". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've compared "liberar" and "libra". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "liberar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "libra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #51,628 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "liberar" and "libra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "libra vs listra". 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 #51,628 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list