Which to use
“enlève” is a verb and “enlevées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,573
- “enlève” frequency rank
- #20,711
- “enlevées” frequency rank
- 25284
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enlève | enlevées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de enlever. | Féminin pluriel de enlevé. |
Where the eye mixes enlève and enlevées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. enlève runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against enlevées's 8 (VCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between enlève and enlevées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: enlève is \ɑ̃.lɛv\ while enlevées is \ɑ̃.lə.ve\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25284, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enlève is recorded at frequency rank #4,573, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.lɛv\. enlevées is at rank #20,711, tagged as anadj, 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 25284, this pair ranks #341,741 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of enlève vs enlevées
Shared letters: elnv. Private to "enlève": è. Private to "enlevées": sé.
"enlève" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "enlevées" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "enlève" and "enlevées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "enlève" or "enlevées"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "enlève" and "enlevées" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "enlève" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enlevées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #341,741 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enlève" and "enlevées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enlevées vs enlèvera". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #341,741 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.