leve

\ˈleː.ve\

/\ˈleː.ve\/ noun

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The verdict

“leve” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #39,877. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,877
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pension.

Corpus desk

Index FR-leve · leve · French

leve · rank #39,877 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,877
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH leurres

Nearest frequency peer: leurres (-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 « leve »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « leve » 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).

leve vs lv
50% similar
leve vs lie
50% similar
leve vs lue
50% similar

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

Key facts for leve
PropertyValue
Headwordleve
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈleː.ve\
Letters4
Frequency rank#39,877
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « leve »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.levese 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 « leurres » (#39,876), « LFI » (#39,878), « leurrer » (#39,875). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « leve » est au #39,877. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around leve (IPA \ˈleː.ve\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,877 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for leve, with forms such as "elve", "leev", and "levve". 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", "lie", "lue", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is leve, spelled L-E-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pension.
  2. 2
    Rente.
  3. 3
    Revenu.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Va mamm he doa ul leve, deuet dezhi a-berzh he maeronez, markizez kozh Lezansker, goude he marv.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elve
  • leev
  • levve
  • lleve
  • lvee

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

elve2leev2levve1lleve1lvee2
Edit distance from "leve"

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 "leve"?
"leve" is spelled L-E-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈleː.ve\.
What does "leve" mean?
As a noun, "leve" means: Pension.
What words are commonly confused with "leve"?
"leve" is commonly confused with "lv", "lie", "lue". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "leve"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "leve" is \ˈleː.ve\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "leve" come from?
"leve" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

mojo#39,899nell#39,910numa#39,915oyez#39,920

Similar misspelling depth

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

gille5 variantsprot5 variantsremo5 variantsenter5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list