Which to use
“levage” is a noun and “levait” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,376
- “levage” frequency rank
- #33,757
- “levait” frequency rank
- 73133
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | levage | levait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de lever ou résultat de cette action. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de lever. |
Where the eye mixes levage and levait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses levage with levait
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: levage is \lə.vaʒ\ while levait is \lə.vɛ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73133, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
levage is recorded at frequency rank #39,376, classified as anoun, pronounced \lə.vaʒ\. levait is at rank #33,757, tagged as averb, pronounced \lə.vɛ\.
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 73133, this pair ranks #41,503 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of levage vs levait
Shared letters: aelv. Private to "levage": g. Private to "levait": it.
"levage" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "levait" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "levage" and "levait" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "levage" or "levait"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "levage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "levait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,503 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "levage" and "levait" 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 #41,503 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.