lavez

\la.ve\

/\la.ve\/ verb

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The verdict

“lavez” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,117. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,117
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de laver.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lavez · lavez · French

lavez · rank #31,117 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,117
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH laveur

Nearest frequency peer: laveur (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « lavez »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « lavez » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

lavez vs lez
60% similar
lavez vs live
60% similar
lavez vs love
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for lavez
PropertyValue
Headwordlavez
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\la.ve\
Letters5
Frequency rank#31,117
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « lavez »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.lavezse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « laveur » (#31,116), « lew » (#31,118), « latinos » (#31,115). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « lavez » est au #31,117. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around lavez (IPA \la.ve\), averb. Corpus frequency is #31,117 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for lavez, with forms such as "alvez", "laevz", and "lavezz". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "lez", "live", "love", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is lavez, spelled L-A-V-E-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de laver.
  2. 2
    Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’impératif de laver.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how lavez appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Lavez les branches de menthe et effeuillez-les en choisissant les plus petites feuilles.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alvez
  • laevz
  • lavezz
  • lavvez
  • lavze
  • llavez
  • lvaez

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lavez - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

alvez2laevz2lavezz1lavvez1lavze2llavez1lvaez2
Edit distance from "lavez"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lavez"?
"lavez" is spelled L-A-V-E-Z. The IPA pronunciation is \la.ve\.
What does "lavez" mean?
As a verb, "lavez" means: Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de laver.
What words are commonly confused with "lavez"?
"lavez" is commonly confused with "lez", "live", "love". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lavez"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lavez" is \la.ve\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lavez" come from?
"lavez" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "lavez", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Leyde#31,119maker#31,128Mandy#31,130Josse#31,102

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Lucille7 variantsJuliet7 variantsJosef7 variantsheller7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list