Which to use
“levez” is a verb and “lez” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,790
- “levez” frequency rank
- #21,063
- “lez” frequency rank
- 39853
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | levez | lez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de lever. | À côté de, proche de, tout contre. |
Where the eye mixes levez and lez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: levez vs lez
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: levez is \lə.ve\ while lez is \lɛ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs preposition), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39853, 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\. lez is at rank #21,063, tagged as aprep, pronounced \lɛ\.
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 39853, this pair ranks #244,881 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of levez vs lez
Shared letters: elz. Private to "levez": v. Private to "lez": -.
"levez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "lez" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- levez ← elvez · leevz · levezz · levvez · levze · llevez · lveez
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "levez" and "lez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "levez" or "lez"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "levez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #244,881 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "levez" and "lez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lep vs lez". 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 #244,881 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.