levezvslevyWhich spelling fits?

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

#18,790
“levez” frequency rank
#19,894
“levy” frequency rank
38684
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature levez levy
Definition Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de lever. Prélever, imposer.

Letter map: levez vs levy

Shared letters muted; letters that set levez and levy apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
levez
4 ch
levy

Spelling & dictionary notes on levez vs levy

levez and levy are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38684, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

levez is recorded at frequency rank #18,790, classified as averb, pronounced \lə.ve\. levy is at rank #19,894, tagged as averb.

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 38684, this pair ranks #253,542 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of levez vs levy

Shared letters: elv. Private to "levez": z. Private to "levy": y.

"levez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "levy" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • levezelvez · leevz · levezz · levvez · levze · llevez · lveez
  • levyelvy · levvy · levyy · leyv · llevy · lvey

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "levez" for "levy" ever safe?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "levez" vs "levy" - which ranks higher?
"levez" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,790 in our French list, against #19,894 for "levy". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pair "levez" vs "levy" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "levez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "levy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #253,542 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "levez" and "levy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "levy 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 #253,542 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