Which to use
“élever” and “enlevez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,308
- “élever” frequency rank
- #25,991
- “enlevez” frequency rank
- 31299
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | élever | enlevez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mettre plus haut, porter plus haut, rendre plus haut. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de enlever. |
Where the eye mixes élever and enlevez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. élever runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against enlevez's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses élever with enlevez
A purely visual mix-up. élever (\e.lə.ve\) and enlevez (\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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31299, 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\. enlevez is at rank #25,991, tagged as averb, 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 31299, this pair ranks #304,655 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of élever vs enlevez
Shared letters: elv. Private to "élever": ré. Private to "enlevez": nz.
"élever" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "enlevez" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- enlevez ← elnevez · enelvez · enleevz · enlevezz · enlevvez · enlevze · enllevez · enlveez
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "élever" and "enlevez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "élever" or "enlevez" 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 "élever" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enlevez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #304,655 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "élever" and "enlevez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enleva vs enlevez". 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 #304,655 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.