Which to use
“leurs” is a determiner and “lèvres” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #126
- “leurs” frequency rank
- #2,934
- “lèvres” frequency rank
- 3060
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leurs | lèvres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel. Qui sont à eux. Plusieurs possesseurs et plusieurs objets. | Pluriel de lèvre. |
Where the eye mixes leurs and lèvres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: leurs is \lœʁ\ while lèvres is \lɛvʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (determiner vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3060, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leurs is recorded at frequency rank #126, classified as adet, 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 3060, this pair ranks #434,882 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of leurs vs lèvres
Shared letters: elrs. Private to "leurs": u. Private to "lèvres": vè.
"leurs" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "lèvres" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- leurs ← elurs · lerus · leurrs · leurss · leusr · lleurs · luers
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "leurs" and "lèvres" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "leurs" or "lèvres"?
What to do next
You've compared "leurs" and "lèvres". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "leurs" 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 #434,882 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leurs" 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
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