Which to use
“leurres” and “lèvres” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,876
- “leurres” frequency rank
- #2,934
- “lèvres” frequency rank
- 42810
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leurres | lèvres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de leurre. | Pluriel de lèvre. |
Where the eye mixes leurres and lèvres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. leurres runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against lèvres's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: leurres vs lèvres
A purely visual mix-up. leurres (\lœʁ\) 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 42810, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leurres is recorded at frequency rank #39,876, classified as anoun, pronounced \lœʁ\. 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 42810, this pair ranks #222,788 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of leurres vs lèvres
Shared letters: elrs. Private to "leurres": u. Private to "lèvres": vè.
"leurres" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "lèvres" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- leurres ← elurres · lerures · leurers · leures · leurress · leurrse · lleurres · luerres
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "leurres" and "lèvres" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "leurres" vs "lèvres" - which ranks higher?
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 "leurres" 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 #222,788 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leurres" and "lèvres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leurres vs loutres". 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 #222,788 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.