relevée

\ʁə.lə.ve\

/\ʁə.lə.ve\/ noun

The verdict

“relevée” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #16,984. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,984
frequency rank, French
507,453
“R” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Le temps de l’après-midi.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

relevée vs rêvée
57% similar
relevée vs reliée
71% similar
relevée vs relever
71% similar

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

Key facts for relevée
PropertyValue
Headwordrelevée
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁə.lə.ve\
Letters7
Frequency rank#16,984
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “relevée” 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). relevée lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around relevée (IPA \ʁə.lə.ve\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,984 among 507,453 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Le temps de l’après-midi.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for relevée, with forms such as "erlevée", "reelvée", and "relevee". 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, "rêvée", "reliée", "relever", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 relevée, spelled R-E-L-E-V-É-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Le temps de l’après-midi.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erlevée
  • reelvée
  • relevee
  • releveé
  • relevvée
  • releéve
  • rellevée
  • relveée
  • rleevée
  • rrelevée

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of relevée - 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.

erlevée2reelvée2relevee1releveé2relevvée1releéve2rellevée1relveée2
Edit distance from "relevée"

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 "relevée"?
"relevée" is spelled R-E-L-E-V-É-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.lə.ve\.
What does "relevée" mean?
As a noun, "relevée" means: Le temps de l’après-midi.
What words are commonly confused with "relevée"?
"relevée" is commonly confused with "rêvée", "reliée", "relever". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "relevée"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "relevée" is \ʁə.lə.ve\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "relevée" come from?
"relevée" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “relevée”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is R-E-L-E-V-É-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁə.lə.ve\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “rêvée” - see the side-by-side comparison. relevée vs rêvée
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

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