Which to use
“enlevées” is an adjective and “enlevez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,711
- “enlevées” frequency rank
- #25,991
- “enlevez” frequency rank
- 46702
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enlevées | enlevez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de enlevé. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de enlever. |
Same sound, different letters: enlevées vs enlevez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. enlevées runs 8 letters (VCCVCVVC) against enlevez's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: enlevées vs enlevez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: enlevées and enlevez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɑ̃.lə.ve\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46702, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enlevées is recorded at frequency rank #20,711, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɑ̃.lə.ve\. 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 46702, this pair ranks #192,812 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enlevées vs enlevez
Shared letters: elnv. Private to "enlevées": sé. Private to "enlevez": z.
"enlevées" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC · "enlevez" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- enlevez ← elnevez · enelvez · enleevz · enlevezz · enlevvez · enlevze · enllevez · enlveez
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "enlevées" and "enlevez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "enlevées" or "enlevez"?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "enlevées" / "enlevez". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "enlevées" 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 #192,812 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enlevées" 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 #192,812 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.