Which to use
“eleven” is an adjective and “élever” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,490
- “eleven” frequency rank
- #5,308
- “élever” frequency rank
- 40798
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eleven | élever |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Onze. | Mettre plus haut, porter plus haut, rendre plus haut. |
Where the eye mixes eleven and élever
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. eleven and élever follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: eleven vs élever
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: eleven is \ɪ.ˈlɛv.ən\ while élever is \e.lə.ve\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 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 40798, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eleven is recorded at frequency rank #35,490, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɪ.ˈlɛv.ən\. élever is at rank #5,308, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.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 40798, this pair ranks #237,825 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of eleven vs élever
Shared letters: elv. Private to "eleven": n. Private to "élever": ré.
"eleven" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "élever" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- eleven ← eelven · eleevn · elevenn · elevne · elevven · elleven · elveen · leeven
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "eleven" and "élever" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "eleven" or "élever" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "eleven" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "élever" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #237,825 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eleven" and "élever" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "éleva vs eleven". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #237,825 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.