Which to use
“enlevait” and “enlèvent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,321
- “enlevait” frequency rank
- #22,255
- “enlèvent” frequency rank
- 64576
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enlevait | enlèvent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de enlever. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de enlever. |
Where the eye mixes enlevait and enlèvent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. enlevait (VCCVCVVC) and enlèvent (VCCVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: enlevait vs enlèvent
A purely visual mix-up. enlevait (\ɑ̃.lə.vɛ\) and enlèvent (\ɑ̃.lɛv\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64576, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enlevait is recorded at frequency rank #42,321, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.lə.vɛ\. enlèvent is at rank #22,255, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.lɛv\.
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 64576, this pair ranks #76,378 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of enlevait vs enlèvent
Shared letters: elntv. Private to "enlevait": ai. Private to "enlèvent": è.
"enlevait" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC · "enlèvent" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- enlevait ← elnevait · enelvait · enleavit · enlevaitt · enlevati · enleviat · enlevvait · enllevait
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "enlevait" and "enlèvent" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "enlevait" or "enlèvent" show up more?
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 "enlevait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enlèvent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #76,378 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enlevait" and "enlèvent" 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 #76,378 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.