élevavsélèveraWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“éleva” and “élèvera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#38,614
“éleva” frequency rank
#32,649
“élèvera” frequency rank
71263
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature éleva élèvera
Definition Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de élever. Troisième personne du singulier du futur de élever.

Where the eye mixes éleva and élèvera

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
éleva
7 ch
élèvera

Visual trap between éleva and élèvera

A purely visual mix-up. éleva (\e.lə.va\) and élèvera (\e.lɛ.və.ʁa\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71263, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

éleva is recorded at frequency rank #38,614, classified as averb, pronounced \e.lə.va\. élèvera is at rank #32,649, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.lɛ.və.ʁa\.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 71263, this pair ranks #48,214 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of éleva vs élèvera

Shared letters: aelvé. Private to "éleva": -. Private to "élèvera": .

"éleva" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "élèvera" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "éleva" and "élèvera" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\e.lə.va\ versus \e.lɛ.və.ʁa\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "éleva" or "élèvera"?
"élèvera" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,649 in our French list, against #38,614 for "éleva". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "éleva" and "élèvera" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "éleva" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "élèvera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #48,214 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "éleva" and "élèvera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "éleva vs enleva". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #48,214 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list