Which to use
“lèvre” and “lore” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,423
- “lèvre” frequency rank
- #41,873
- “lore” frequency rank
- 55296
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lèvre | lore |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Partie entre l’œil et la base du bec chez les oiseaux. |
Where the eye mixes lèvre and lore
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lèvre runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against lore's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between lèvre and lore
A purely visual mix-up. lèvre (\lɛvʁ\) and lore (\lɔʁ\) 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 55296, 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\. lore is at rank #41,873, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lɔʁ\.
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 55296, this pair ranks #128,365 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lèvre vs lore
Shared letters: elr. Private to "lèvre": vè. Private to "lore": o.
"lèvre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "lore" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- lore ← llore · loer · lorre · lroe · olre
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lèvre" and "lore" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "lèvre" vs "lore" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lèvre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lore" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #128,365 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lèvre" and "lore" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lobo vs lore". 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 #128,365 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.