Which to use
“Lefèvre” is a name and “légère” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,655
- “Lefèvre” frequency rank
- #3,019
- “légère” frequency rank
- 27674
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lefèvre | légère |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom de famille fréquent en France. | Féminin singulier de léger. |
Where the eye mixes Lefèvre and légère
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Lefèvre runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against légère's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Lefèvre vs légère
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Lefèvre is \lə.fɛvʁ\ while légère is \le.ʒɛʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27674, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Lefèvre is recorded at frequency rank #24,655, classified as aname, pronounced \lə.fɛvʁ\. légère is at rank #3,019, tagged as anadj, pronounced \le.ʒɛʁ\.
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 27674, this pair ranks #327,547 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Lefèvre vs légère
Shared letters: elrè. Private to "Lefèvre": fv. Private to "légère": gé.
"Lefèvre" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "légère" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Lefèvre" for "légère" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Lefèvre" vs "légère" - 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 "Lefèvre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "légère" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #327,547 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lefèvre" and "légère" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lefèvre vs Lelièvre". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #327,547 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.