Which to use
“lavée” and “levées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,469
- “lavée” frequency rank
- #17,750
- “levées” frequency rank
- 54219
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lavée | levées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de lavé. | Féminin pluriel de levé. |
Where the eye mixes lavée and levées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. lavée runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against levées's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses lavée with levées
A purely visual mix-up. lavée (\la.ve\) and levées (\lə.ve\) 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 54219, 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\. levées is at rank #17,750, tagged as anadj, pronounced \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 54219, this pair ranks #135,438 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lavée vs levées
Shared letters: elvé. Private to "lavée": a. Private to "levées": s.
"lavée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "levées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lavée" and "levées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lavée" vs "levées" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lavée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "levées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #135,438 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lavée" and "levées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lacey vs lavée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #135,438 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.