légumesvslevuresTell them apart

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.

7 ch
légumes
7 ch
levures

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?
No. They are said differently (\le.ɡym\ versus \lə.vyʁ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "légumes" vs "levures" - which ranks higher?
"légumes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,082 in our French list, against #31,578 for "levures". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list