Which to use
“lèvre” and “levures” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,423
- “lèvre” frequency rank
- #31,578
- “levures” frequency rank
- 45001
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lèvre | levures |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | Pluriel de levure. |
Where the eye mixes lèvre and levures
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between lèvre and levures
A purely visual mix-up. lèvre (\lɛvʁ\) and levures (\lə.vyʁ\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45001, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lèvre is recorded at frequency rank #13,423, classified as anoun, pronounced \lɛvʁ\. levures is at rank #31,578, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lə.vyʁ\.
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 45001, this pair ranks #206,162 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lèvre vs levures
Shared letters: elrv. Private to "lèvre": è. Private to "levures": su.
"lèvre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "levures" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- levures ← elvures · leuvres · levrues · levuers · levuress · levurres · levurse · levvures
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lèvre" and "levures" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "lèvre" vs "levures" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "lèvre" and "levures" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lèvre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "levures" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #206,162 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lèvre" and "levures" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "levures vs lièvres". 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 #206,162 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.