Which to use
“levées” is an adjective and “lièvres” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,750
- “levées” frequency rank
- #41,388
- “lièvres” frequency rank
- 59138
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | levées | lièvres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de levé. | Pluriel de lièvre. |
Where the eye mixes levées and lièvres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. levées runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against lièvres's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between levées and lièvres
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: levées is \lə.ve\ while lièvres is \ljɛvʁ\. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59138, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
levées is recorded at frequency rank #17,750, classified as anadj, pronounced \lə.ve\. lièvres is at rank #41,388, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ljɛvʁ\.
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 59138, this pair ranks #104,854 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of levées vs lièvres
Shared letters: elsv. Private to "levées": é. Private to "lièvres": irè.
"levées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "lièvres" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "levées" and "lièvres" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "levées" or "lièvres"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "levées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lièvres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,854 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "levées" and "lièvres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lièvres vs lires". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #104,854 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.