Which to use
“éleva” and “enlève” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,614
- “éleva” frequency rank
- #4,573
- “enlève” frequency rank
- 43187
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | éleva | enlève |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de élever. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de enlever. |
Where the eye mixes éleva and enlève
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. éleva runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against enlève's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: éleva vs enlève
A purely visual mix-up. éleva (\e.lə.va\) and enlève (\ɑ̃.lɛv\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43187, 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\. enlève is at rank #4,573, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.lɛv\.
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 43187, this pair ranks #219,996 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of éleva vs enlève
Shared letters: elv. Private to "éleva": aé. Private to "enlève": nè.
"éleva" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "enlève" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "éleva" for "enlève" ever safe?
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What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "éleva" and "enlève" 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 "enlève" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #219,996 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "éleva" and "enlève" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "éleva vs enleva". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #219,996 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.