Which to use
“enleva” and “enlevez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,494
- “enleva” frequency rank
- #25,991
- “enlevez” frequency rank
- 74485
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enleva | enlevez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de enlever. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de enlever. |
Where the eye mixes enleva and enlevez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. enleva runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) 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 enleva with enlevez
A purely visual mix-up. enleva (\ɑ̃.lə.va\) 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 74485, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enleva is recorded at frequency rank #48,494, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.lə.va\. 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 74485, this pair ranks #37,019 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of enleva vs enlevez
Shared letters: elnv. Private to "enleva": a. Private to "enlevez": z.
"enleva" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "enlevez" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "enleva" and "enlevez" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "enleva" or "enlevez"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "enleva" 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 #37,019 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enleva" and "enlevez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enleva vs enlevait". 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 #37,019 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.