Which to use
“lèvre” and “lièvres” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,423
- “lèvre” frequency rank
- #41,388
- “lièvres” frequency rank
- 54811
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lèvre | lièvres |
|---|---|---|
| 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 lièvre. |
Where the eye mixes lèvre and lièvres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. lèvre runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against lièvres's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: lèvre vs lièvres
A purely visual mix-up. lèvre (\lɛvʁ\) and lièvres (\ljɛvʁ\) 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 54811, 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\. lièvres is at rank #41,388, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ljɛvʁ\.
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 54811, this pair ranks #131,509 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lèvre vs lièvres
Shared letters: elrvè. Private to "lèvre": -. Private to "lièvres": is.
"lèvre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "lièvres" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lèvre" and "lièvres" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "lèvre" or "lièvres"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lèvre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lièvres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #131,509 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lèvre" and "lièvres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lièvres vs lires". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #131,509 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.