Which to use
“lavez” is a verb and “lavis” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,117
- “lavez” frequency rank
- #41,866
- “lavis” frequency rank
- 72983
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lavez | lavis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de laver. | Technique de dessin utilisant une seule couleur provenant souvent de l’encre de Chine, mais aussi le bistre, la sépia ou quelque autre substance colorante qui sont utilisées à des degrés de dilution divers. |
Where the eye mixes lavez and lavis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lavez and lavis follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: lavez vs lavis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lavez is \la.ve\ while lavis is \la.vi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72983, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lavez is recorded at frequency rank #31,117, classified as averb, pronounced \la.ve\. lavis is at rank #41,866, tagged as anoun, pronounced \la.vi\.
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 72983, this pair ranks #42,105 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lavez vs lavis
Shared letters: alv. Private to "lavez": ez. Private to "lavis": is.
"lavez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "lavis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lavez" and "lavis" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "lavez" vs "lavis" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "lavez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lavis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,105 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lavez" and "lavis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lavait vs lavis". 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 #42,105 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.