Which to use
“livrar” is a verb and “livre” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,550
- “livrar” frequency rank
- #535
- “livre” frequency rank
- 6085
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | livrar | livre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tornar livre | o que tem a faculdade de agir ou não agir |
Where the eye mixes livrar and livre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. livrar runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against livre's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between livrar and livre
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: livrar is /li.ˈvɾaɾ/ while livre is /ˈli.vɾɨ/. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6085, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
livrar is recorded at frequency rank #5,550, classified as averb, pronounced /li.ˈvɾaɾ/. livre is at rank #535, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈli.vɾɨ/.
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 6085, this pair ranks #68,408 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of livrar vs livre
Shared letters: ilrv. Private to "livrar": a. Private to "livre": e.
"livrar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "livre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "livrar" and "livre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "livrar" vs "livre" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "livrar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "livre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,408 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "livrar" and "livre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lavra vs livrar". 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 #68,408 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.