Which to use
“lettres” and “lèvres” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,295
- “lettres” frequency rank
- #2,934
- “lèvres” frequency rank
- 4229
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lettres | lèvres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | La littérature ou la culture. | Pluriel de lèvre. |
Where the eye mixes lettres and lèvres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. lettres runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against lèvres's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between lettres and lèvres
A purely visual mix-up. lettres (\lɛtʁ\) and lèvres (\lɛvʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4229, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lettres is recorded at frequency rank #1,295, classified as anoun, pronounced \lɛtʁ\. lèvres is at rank #2,934, 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 4229, this pair ranks #432,138 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lettres vs lèvres
Shared letters: elrs. Private to "lettres": t. Private to "lèvres": vè.
"lettres" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "lèvres" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lettres ← elttres · letres · letrtes · lettress · lettrres · lettrse · llettres · ltetres
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lettres" and "lèvres" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "lettres" or "lèvres"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "lettres" and "lèvres" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lettres" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lèvres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #432,138 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lettres" and "lèvres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Legros vs lèvres". 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 #432,138 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.