Which to use
“enlève” and “enlevez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,573
- “enlève” frequency rank
- #25,991
- “enlevez” frequency rank
- 30564
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enlève | enlevez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de enlever. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de enlever. |
Where the eye mixes enlève and enlevez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between enlève and enlevez
A purely visual mix-up. enlève (\ɑ̃.lɛv\) 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 30564, 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\. 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 30564, this pair ranks #309,460 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enlève vs enlevez
Shared letters: elnv. Private to "enlève": è. Private to "enlevez": z.
"enlève" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "enlevez" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- enlevez ← elnevez · enelvez · enleevz · enlevezz · enlevvez · enlevze · enllevez · enlveez
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "enlève" and "enlevez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "enlève" or "enlevez" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "enlève" and "enlevez" 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 "enlevez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #309,460 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enlève" 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 #309,460 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.