élevéevsenlevéesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#3,429
“élevée” frequency rank
#20,711
“enlevées” frequency rank
24140
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature élevée enlevées
Definition Féminin singulier de élevé. Féminin pluriel de enlevé.

Where the eye mixes élevée and enlevées

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
élevée
8 ch
enlevées

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. élevée (\e.lə.ve\) and enlevées (\ɑ̃.lə.ve\) 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 24140, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

élevée is recorded at frequency rank #3,429, classified as anadj, pronounced \e.lə.ve\. enlevées is at rank #20,711, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɑ̃.lə.ve\.

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 24140, this pair ranks #348,352 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of élevée vs enlevées

Shared letters: elvé. Private to "élevée": -. Private to "enlevées": ns.

"élevée" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV  ·  "enlevées" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "élevée" and "enlevées" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\e.lə.ve\ versus \ɑ̃.lə.ve\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "élevée" or "enlevées"?
"élevée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,429 in our French list, against #20,711 for "enlevées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "élevée" and "enlevées". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "élevée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "enlevées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #348,352 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "élevée" and "enlevées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enlevées vs enlèvera". Nearby pair

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list