Which to use
“Lesage” is a name and “levage” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,079
- “Lesage” frequency rank
- #39,376
- “levage” frequency rank
- 65455
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lesage | levage |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom de famille. | Action de lever ou résultat de cette action. |
Where the eye mixes Lesage and levage
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Lesage and levage follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Lesage and levage
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Lesage is \lə.saʒ\ while levage is \lə.vaʒ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - s in “Lesage” becomes v in “levage”, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65455, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Lesage is recorded at frequency rank #26,079, classified as aname, pronounced \lə.saʒ\. levage is at rank #39,376, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lə.vaʒ\.
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 65455, this pair ranks #72,261 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Lesage vs levage
Shared letters: aegl. Private to "Lesage": s. Private to "levage": v.
"Lesage" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "levage" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Lesage" and "levage" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Lesage" or "levage"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Lesage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "levage" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,261 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lesage" and "levage" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lavages vs levage". 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 #72,261 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.