Which to use
“enlever” and “enlèvera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,672
- “enlever” frequency rank
- #40,248
- “enlèvera” frequency rank
- 42920
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enlever | enlèvera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Déplacer vers le haut. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de enlever. |
Where the eye mixes enlever and enlèvera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. enlever runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against enlèvera's 8 (VCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses enlever with enlèvera
A purely visual mix-up. enlever (\ɑ̃l.ve\) and enlèvera (\ɑ̃.lɛ.və.ʁa\) 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 42920, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enlever is recorded at frequency rank #2,672, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃l.ve\. enlèvera is at rank #40,248, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.lɛ.və.ʁa\.
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 42920, this pair ranks #221,915 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enlever vs enlèvera
Shared letters: elnrv. Private to "enlever": -. Private to "enlèvera": aè.
"enlever" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "enlèvera" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- enlever ← elnever · enelver · enleevr · enleverr · enlevre · enlevver · enllever · enlveer
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "enlever" for "enlèvera" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "enlever" or "enlèvera" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "enlever" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enlèvera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #221,915 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enlever" and "enlèvera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enleva vs enlèvera". 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 #221,915 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.