Which to use
“leve” is a noun and “levez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,877
- “leve” frequency rank
- #18,790
- “levez” frequency rank
- 58667
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leve | levez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pension. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de lever. |
Where the eye mixes leve and levez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. leve runs 4 letters (CVCV) against levez's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between leve and levez
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: leve is \ˈleː.ve\ while levez is \lə.ve\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “leve” sits inside “levez”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58667, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leve is recorded at frequency rank #39,877, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈleː.ve\. levez is at rank #18,790, tagged as averb, pronounced \lə.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 58667, this pair ranks #107,662 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of leve vs levez
Shared letters: elv. Private to "leve": -. Private to "levez": z.
"leve" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "levez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "leve" for "levez" ever safe?
Which is more common, "leve" or "levez"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "leve" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "levez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #107,662 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leve" and "levez" 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 #107,662 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.