Which to use
“légumes” and “levures” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,082
- “légumes” frequency rank
- #31,578
- “levures” frequency rank
- 35660
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | légumes | levures |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de légume. | Pluriel de levure. |
Where the eye mixes légumes and levures
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. légumes and levures follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses légumes with levures
A purely visual mix-up. légumes (\le.ɡym\) and levures (\lə.vyʁ\) 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 35660, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
légumes is recorded at frequency rank #4,082, classified as anoun, pronounced \le.ɡym\. levures is at rank #31,578, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lə.vyʁ\.
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 35660, this pair ranks #275,141 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of légumes vs levures
Shared letters: elsu. Private to "légumes": gmé. Private to "levures": rv.
"légumes" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "levures" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- levures ← elvures · leuvres · levrues · levuers · levuress · levurres · levurse · levvures
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "légumes" for "levures" ever safe?
Frequency check: "légumes" vs "levures" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "légumes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "levures" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #275,141 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "légumes" and "levures" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "levures vs lièvres". 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 #275,141 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.