Which to use
“élever” and “enlever” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,308
- “élever” frequency rank
- #2,672
- “enlever” frequency rank
- 7980
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | élever | enlever |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mettre plus haut, porter plus haut, rendre plus haut. | Déplacer vers le haut. |
Where the eye mixes élever and enlever
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between élever and enlever
A purely visual mix-up. élever (\e.lə.ve\) and enlever (\ɑ̃l.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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7980, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
élever is recorded at frequency rank #5,308, classified as averb, pronounced \e.lə.ve\. enlever is at rank #2,672, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃l.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 7980, this pair ranks #421,516 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of élever vs enlever
Shared letters: elrv. Private to "élever": é. Private to "enlever": n.
"élever" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "enlever" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- enlever ← elnever · enelver · enleevr · enleverr · enlevre · enlevver · enllever · enlveer
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "élever" and "enlever" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "élever" or "enlever" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "élever" and "enlever" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "élever" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enlever" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #421,516 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "élever" and "enlever" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "élever vs éluder". 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 #421,516 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.