Which to use
“les” is an article and “levy” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7
- “les” frequency rank
- #19,894
- “levy” frequency rank
- 19901
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | les | levy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de le ou la. | Prélever, imposer. |
Letter map: les vs levy
Shared letters muted; letters that set les and levy apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: les vs levy
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: les is anarticle and levyaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19901, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
les is recorded at frequency rank #7, classified as anarticle, pronounced \le\. levy is at rank #19,894, tagged as averb.
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 19901, this pair ranks #370,957 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of les vs levy
Shared letters: el. Private to "les": s. Private to "levy": vy.
"les" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "levy" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- levy ← elvy · levvy · levyy · leyv · llevy · lvey
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "les" and "levy" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "les" or "levy" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "les" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "levy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #370,957 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "les" and "levy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "levy vs Livry". 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 #370,957 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.