Which to use
“enlevée” is an adjective and “enlèvent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,587
- “enlevée” frequency rank
- #22,255
- “enlèvent” frequency rank
- 35842
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enlevée | enlèvent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de enlevé. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de enlever. |
Where the eye mixes enlevée and enlèvent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. enlevée runs 7 letters (VCCVCVV) against enlèvent's 8 (VCCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between enlevée and enlèvent
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: enlevée is \ɑ̃.lə.ve\ while enlèvent is \ɑ̃.lɛv\. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35842, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enlevée is recorded at frequency rank #13,587, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɑ̃.lə.ve\. 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 35842, this pair ranks #273,864 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enlevée vs enlèvent
Shared letters: elnv. Private to "enlevée": é. Private to "enlèvent": tè.
"enlevée" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "enlèvent" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "enlevée" for "enlèvent" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "enlevée" or "enlèvent" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "enlevée" 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 #273,864 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enlevée" and "enlèvent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enlevait vs enlèvent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #273,864 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.