Which to use
“leak” and “leve” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,893
- “leak” frequency rank
- #39,877
- “leve” frequency rank
- 78770
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leak | leve |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fuite d’informations confidentielles. | Pension. |
Where the eye mixes leak and leve
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. leak (CVVC) and leve (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: leak vs leve
A purely visual mix-up. leak (\lik\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78770, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leak is recorded at frequency rank #38,893, classified as anoun, pronounced \lik\. 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 78770, this pair ranks #24,923 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of leak vs leve
Shared letters: el. Private to "leak": ak. Private to "leve": v.
"leak" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "leve" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "leak" and "leve" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "leak" vs "leve" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "leak" 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 #24,923 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leak" 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 #24,923 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.