Which to use
“lèvera” and “levez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,604
- “lèvera” frequency rank
- #18,790
- “levez” frequency rank
- 53394
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lèvera | levez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de lever. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de lever. |
Where the eye mixes lèvera and levez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lèvera runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against levez's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses lèvera with levez
A purely visual mix-up. lèvera (\lɛ.və.ʁa\) and levez (\lə.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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53394, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lèvera is recorded at frequency rank #34,604, classified as averb, pronounced \lɛ.və.ʁa\. 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 53394, this pair ranks #141,018 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lèvera vs levez
Shared letters: elv. Private to "lèvera": arè. Private to "levez": z.
"lèvera" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "levez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- levez ← elvez · leevz · levezz · levvez · levze · llevez · lveez
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lèvera" and "levez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "lèvera" or "levez" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lèvera" 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 #141,018 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lèvera" and "levez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lèvera vs livra". 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 #141,018 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.