Which to use
“enlevée” is an adjective and “enlèves” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,587
- “enlevée” frequency rank
- #26,352
- “enlèves” frequency rank
- 39939
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enlevée | enlèves |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de enlevé. | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de enlever. |
Where the eye mixes enlevée and enlèves
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. enlevée (VCCVCVV) and enlèves (VCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between enlevée and enlèves
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: enlevée is \ɑ̃.lə.ve\ while enlèves is \ɑ̃.lɛv\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39939, 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\. enlèves is at rank #26,352, 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 39939, this pair ranks #244,239 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enlevée vs enlèves
Shared letters: elnv. Private to "enlevée": é. Private to "enlèves": sè.
"enlevée" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "enlèves" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "enlevée" and "enlèves" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "enlevée" or "enlèves" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "enlevée" and "enlèves" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "enlevée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enlèves" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #244,239 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enlevée" and "enlèves" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enleva vs enlèves". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #244,239 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.