Which to use
“élevées” is an adjective and “enlèves” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,575
- “élevées” frequency rank
- #26,352
- “enlèves” frequency rank
- 32927
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | élevées | enlèves |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de élevé. | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de enlever. |
Where the eye mixes élevées and enlèves
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. élevées (VCVCVVC) and enlèves (VCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between élevées and enlèves
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: élevées is \e.lə.ve\ while enlèves is \ɑ̃.lɛv\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32927, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
élevées is recorded at frequency rank #6,575, classified as anadj, pronounced \e.lə.ve\. enlèves is at rank #26,352, 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 32927, this pair ranks #294,032 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of élevées vs enlèves
Shared letters: elsv. Private to "élevées": é. Private to "enlèves": nè.
"élevées" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC · "enlèves" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "élevées" and "enlèves" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "élevées" or "enlèves"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "élevées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enlèves" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #294,032 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "élevées" and "enlèves" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enleva vs enlèves". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #294,032 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.