Which to use
“legend” and “lèvent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,316
- “legend” frequency rank
- #16,936
- “lèvent” frequency rank
- 39252
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | legend | lèvent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe présent de legen. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de lever. |
Where the eye mixes legend and lèvent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. legend and lèvent follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses legend with lèvent
A purely visual mix-up. legend (\ˈleːɡn̩t\) and lèvent (\lɛv\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39252, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
legend is recorded at frequency rank #22,316, classified as averb, pronounced \ˈleːɡn̩t\. lèvent is at rank #16,936, tagged as averb, pronounced \lɛv\.
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 39252, this pair ranks #249,364 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of legend vs lèvent
Shared letters: eln. Private to "legend": dg. Private to "lèvent": tvè.
"legend" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "lèvent" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- legend ← elgend · leegnd · legedn · legendd · legennd · leggend · legned · lgeend
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "legend" and "lèvent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "legend" or "lèvent"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "legend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lèvent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #249,364 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "legend" and "lèvent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "levante vs lèvent". 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 #249,364 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.