Which to use
“lavée” is an adjective and “lavez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,469
- “lavée” frequency rank
- #31,117
- “lavez” frequency rank
- 67586
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lavée | lavez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de lavé. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de laver. |
Same sound, different letters: lavée vs lavez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters. lavée (CVCVV) and lavez (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - lavée and lavez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: lavée and lavez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \la.ve\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67586, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lavée is recorded at frequency rank #36,469, classified as anadj, pronounced \la.ve\. lavez is at rank #31,117, tagged as averb, pronounced \la.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 67586, this pair ranks #62,781 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lavée vs lavez
Shared letters: aelv. Private to "lavée": é. Private to "lavez": z.
"lavée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "lavez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lavez ← alvez · laevz · lavezz · lavvez · lavze · llavez · lvaez
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lavée" and "lavez" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "lavée" or "lavez" show up more?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "lavée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lavez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,781 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lavée" and "lavez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lacey vs lavée". 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 #62,781 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.