leva

\lɛ.va\

/\lɛ.va\/ noun

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The verdict

“leva” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #18,789. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,789
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de lev, monnaie bulgare.

Corpus desk

Index FR-leva · leva · French

leva · rank #18,789 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,789
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lettonie

Nearest frequency peer: Lettonie (-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 « leva »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « leva » 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).

leva vs lv
50% similar
leva vs liv
50% similar
leva vs lex
50% similar

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

Key facts for leva
PropertyValue
Headwordleva
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\lɛ.va\
Letters4
Frequency rank#18,789
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « leva »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).levase place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Lettonie » (#18,788), « levez » (#18,790), « learning » (#18,787). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « leva » est au #18,789. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around leva (IPA \lɛ.va\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,789 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de lev, monnaie bulgare.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for leva, with forms such as "elva", "leav", and "levva". 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, "lv", "liv", "lex", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is leva, spelled L-E-V-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de lev, monnaie bulgare.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Comment convertir des leva bulgares vers l'euro ?

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elva
  • leav
  • levva
  • lleva
  • lvea

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of leva - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

elva2leav2levva1lleva1lvea2
Edit distance from "leva"

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 "leva"?
"leva" is spelled L-E-V-A. The IPA pronunciation is \lɛ.va\.
What does "leva" mean?
As a noun, "leva" means: Pluriel de lev, monnaie bulgare.
What words are commonly confused with "leva"?
"leva" is commonly confused with "lv", "liv", "lex". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "leva"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "leva" is \lɛ.va\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "leva" come from?
"leva" 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 "leva", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

laps#18,786lili#18,792hmmm#18,769gave#18,762

Similar misspelling depth

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

skis5 variantsTroy5 variantswere5 variantsbatte5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list