lèvres
\lɛvʁ\
The verdict
“lèvres” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,934. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #2,934
- frequency rank, French
- 2,567
- “L” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Pluriel de lèvre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-levres · lèvres · French
lèvres · rank #2,934 · 10 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #2,934
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,567
- PHOTO-FINISH libres
Nearest frequency peer: libres (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “lèvres”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- inscription
inscription
97,070 corpus weight
- ira
ira
97,069 corpus weight
- libres
libres
97,068 corpus weight
- lèvres
lèvres
97,067 corpus weight
- Madrid
Madrid
97,066 corpus weight
- mail
mail
97,065 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “lèvres” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | lèvres |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \lɛvʁ\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #2,934 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lèvres” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around lèvres (IPA \lɛvʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,934 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for lèvres, with forms such as "levres", "llèvres", and "lvères". 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, "livre", "lives", "lires", 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 its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is lèvres, spelled L-È-V-R-E-S.
Definition
- 1Pluriel de lèvre.
- 2Pluriel de lèvre.
- 3Pluriel de lèvre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how lèvres appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le pèlerin ne marche pas avec en permanence sur les lèvres le sourire extatique du sadhou indien.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- levres
- llèvres
- lvères
- lèrves
- lèvers
- lèvress
- lèvrres
- lèvrse
- lèvvres
- èlvres
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lèvres - 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.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "lèvres", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).
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.