Which to use
“laves” and “leve” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,781
- “laves” frequency rank
- #39,877
- “leve” frequency rank
- 66658
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laves | leve |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de lave. | Pension. |
Where the eye mixes laves and leve
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. laves runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against leve's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between laves and leve
A purely visual mix-up. laves (\lav\) and leve (\ˈleː.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 66658, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laves is recorded at frequency rank #26,781, classified as anoun, pronounced \lav\. leve is at rank #39,877, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈleː.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 66658, this pair ranks #66,874 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of laves vs leve
Shared letters: elv. Private to "laves": as. Private to "leve": -.
"laves" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "leve" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "laves" and "leve" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "laves" or "leve"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "laves" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "leve" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,874 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laves" and "leve" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lep vs leve". 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 #66,874 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.