levait

\lə.vɛ\

/\lə.vɛ\/ verb

The verdict

“levait” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #33,757 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#33,757
frequency rank, French
6
letters
8
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de lever.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

levait vs levi
67% similar
levait vs levis
67% similar
levait vs liait
67% similar

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

Key facts for levait
PropertyValue
Headwordlevait
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\lə.vɛ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#33,757
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “levait” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). levait lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for levait is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \lə.vɛ\. Corpus data places it at rank #33,757 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de lever.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for levait, with forms such as "elvait", "leavit", and "levaitt". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "levi", "levis", "liait", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is levait, spelled L-E-V-A-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de lever.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: elvait,leavit,levaitt,levati,leviat,levvait,llevait,lveait

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of levait - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

elvait2leavit2levaitt1levati2leviat2levvait1llevait1lveait2
Edit distance from "levait"

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 "levait"?
"levait" is spelled L-E-V-A-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is \lə.vɛ\.
What does "levait" mean?
As a verb, "levait" means: Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de lever.
What words are commonly confused with "levait"?
"levait" is commonly confused with "levi", "levis", "liait". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "levait"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "levait" is \lə.vɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "levait" come from?
"levait" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “levait”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is L-E-V-A-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \lə.vɛ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “levi” - see the side-by-side comparison. levait vs levi
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list