Which to use
“élèves” is a noun and “enlevez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,195
- “élèves” frequency rank
- #25,991
- “enlevez” frequency rank
- 27186
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | élèves | enlevez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de élève. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de enlever. |
Where the eye mixes élèves and enlevez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. élèves 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 élèves with enlevez
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: élèves is \e.lɛv\ while enlevez is \ɑ̃.lə.ve\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27186, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
élèves is recorded at frequency rank #1,195, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.lɛv\. 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 27186, this pair ranks #330,577 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of élèves vs enlevez
Shared letters: elv. Private to "élèves": sèé. Private to "enlevez": nz.
"élèves" · 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
Can "élèves" and "enlevez" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "élèves" or "enlevez" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "élèves" and "enlevez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "élèves" 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 #330,577 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "élèves" 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 #330,577 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.