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“lèvera” and “livra” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#34,604
“lèvera” frequency rank
#45,712
“livra” frequency rank
80316
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lèvera livra
Definition Troisième personne du singulier du futur de lever. Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de livrer.

Where the eye mixes lèvera and livra

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. lèvera runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against livra's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
lèvera
5 ch
livra

Look-alike desk: lèvera vs livra

A purely visual mix-up. lèvera (\lɛ.və.ʁa\) and livra (\li.vʁa\) 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 80316, 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\. livra is at rank #45,712, tagged as averb, pronounced \li.vʁa\.

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 80316, this pair ranks #21,253 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of lèvera vs livra

Shared letters: alrv. Private to "lèvera": eè. Private to "livra": i.

"lèvera" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "livra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • livra ← ilvra · lirva · livar · livrra · livvra · llivra · lvira

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "lèvera" and "livra" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\lɛ.və.ʁa\ versus \li.vʁa\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "lèvera" or "livra"?
"lèvera" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,604 in our French list, against #45,712 for "livra". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "lèvera" and "livra" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "lèvera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "livra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #21,253 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "lèvera" and "livra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "livra vs Livry". 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 #21,253 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list