Which to use
“levage” and “leve” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,376
- “levage” frequency rank
- #39,877
- “leve” frequency rank
- 79253
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | levage | leve |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de lever ou résultat de cette action. | Pension. |
Where the eye mixes levage and leve
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between levage and leve
A purely visual mix-up. levage (\lə.vaʒ\) and leve (\ˈleː.ve\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79253, 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\. leve is at rank #39,877, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈleː.ve\.
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 79253, this pair ranks #23,756 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of levage vs leve
Shared letters: elv. Private to "levage": ag. Private to "leve": -.
"levage" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "leve" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "levage" and "leve" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "levage" or "leve"?
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 "leve" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,756 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "levage" and "leve" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lep vs leve". 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 #23,756 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.