Which to use
“ler” and “lèvre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,868
- “ler” frequency rank
- #13,423
- “lèvre” frequency rank
- 55291
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ler | lèvre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pin. | Partie extérieure et charnue qui borde la bouche, qui couvre les dents et qui aide à la formation des sons, à l’articulation des mots. Note d’usage : Très souvent employé au pluriel pour comprendre la lèvre supérieure et la lèvre inférieure. |
Letter map: ler vs lèvre
Shared letters muted; letters that set ler and lèvre apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. ler runs 3 letters (CVC) against lèvre's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on ler vs lèvre
ler and lèvre 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55291, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ler is recorded at frequency rank #41,868, classified as anoun. lèvre is at rank #13,423, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lɛvʁ\.
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 55291, this pair ranks #128,387 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ler vs lèvre
Shared letters: elr. Private to "ler": -. Private to "lèvre": vè.
"ler" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "lèvre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ler" and "lèvre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ler" vs "lèvre" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ler" and "lèvre".
- Full dictionary entry for "ler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lèvre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #128,387 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ler" and "lèvre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lep vs ler". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #128,387 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.