Which to use
“lem” and “leve” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,348
- “lem” frequency rank
- #39,877
- “leve” frequency rank
- 80225
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lem | leve |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Membre, partie du corps. | Pension. |
Letter map: lem vs leve
Shared letters muted; letters that set lem and leve apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. lem runs 3 letters (CVC) against leve's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: lem and leve
lem and leve are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80225, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lem is recorded at frequency rank #40,348, classified as anoun. 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 80225, this pair ranks #21,501 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lem vs leve
Shared letters: el. Private to "lem": m. Private to "leve": v.
"lem" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "leve" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- leve ← elve · leev · levve · lleve · lvee
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lem" for "leve" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lem" vs "leve" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "lem" and "leve".
- Full dictionary entry for "lem" 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 #21,501 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lem" and "leve" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lem vs lep". 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 #21,501 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.