Which to use
“levier” and “lèvre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,416
- “levier” frequency rank
- #13,423
- “lèvre” frequency rank
- 21839
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | levier | lèvre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Barre rigide que l’on fixe à un point d’appui servant à faciliter un mouvement pour déplacer, soutenir ou soulever d’autres corps. | Partie extérieure et charnue qui borde la bouche, qui couvre les dents et qui aide à la formation des sons, à l’articulation des mots. Note d’usage : Très souvent employé au pluriel pour comprendre la lèvre supérieure et la lèvre inférieure. |
Where the eye mixes levier and lèvre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between levier and lèvre
A purely visual mix-up. levier (\lə.vje\) and lèvre (\lɛvʁ\) 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 21839, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
levier is recorded at frequency rank #8,416, classified as anoun, pronounced \lə.vje\. lèvre is at rank #13,423, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lɛvʁ\.
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 21839, this pair ranks #361,182 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of levier vs lèvre
Shared letters: elrv. Private to "levier": i. Private to "lèvre": è.
"levier" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "lèvre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- levier ← elvier · leiver · leveir · levierr · levire · levvier · llevier · lveier
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "levier" for "lèvre" ever safe?
Which is more common, "levier" or "lèvre"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "levier" and "lèvre" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "levier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lèvre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #361,182 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "levier" and "lèvre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lèvre 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 #361,182 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.