levage
\lə.vaʒ\
The verdict
“levage” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #39,376 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #39,376
- frequency rank, French
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 18
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de lever ou résultat de cette action.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | levage |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \lə.vaʒ\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #39,376 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 18 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “levage” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for levage is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \lə.vaʒ\. Corpus data places it at rank #39,376 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for levage, with forms such as "elvage", "leavge", and "levaeg". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "leve", "lèvre", "levant", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is levage, spelled L-E-V-A-G-E.
Definition
- 1Action de lever ou résultat de cette action.
- 2Action du levain, de la levure, sur la pâte.
- 3Manière propre à la région du Médoc d'attacher les vignes.
- 4Une des opérations spécifiques de la fabrication de la dentelle d'Alençon.
- 5Mise en place d'une charpente.
- 6Lors de la cuisson du savon, mousse qui surnage et s'élève sur le dessus du récipient.
- 7Tentative de séduction, drague.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: elvage,leavge,levaeg,levagge,levgae,levvage,llevage,lveage
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of levage - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “levage”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is L-E-V-A-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \lə.vaʒ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “leve” - see the side-by-side comparison. levage vs leve
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.