Which to use
“ler” and “leve” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,868
- “ler” frequency rank
- #39,877
- “leve” frequency rank
- 81745
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ler | leve |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pin. | Pension. |
Letter map: ler vs leve
Shared letters muted; letters that set ler and leve apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. ler 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.
Spelling & dictionary notes on ler vs leve
ler 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 81745, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ler is recorded at frequency rank #41,868, 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 81745, this pair ranks #18,117 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ler vs leve
Shared letters: el. Private to "ler": r. Private to "leve": v.
"ler" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "leve" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- leve ← elve · leev · levve · lleve · lvee
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ler" and "leve" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ler" or "leve"?
What to do next
Pair "ler" vs "leve" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "ler" 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 #18,117 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ler" and "leve" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lep vs ler". 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 #18,117 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.