Which to use
“lèvre” and “lure” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,423
- “lèvre” frequency rank
- #48,019
- “lure” frequency rank
- 61442
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lèvre | lure |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Leurre. |
Where the eye mixes lèvre and lure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lèvre runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against lure's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses lèvre with lure
A purely visual mix-up. lèvre (\lɛvʁ\) and lure (\lʊər\) 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 61442, 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\. lure is at rank #48,019, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lʊər\.
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 61442, this pair ranks #92,267 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lèvre vs lure
Shared letters: elr. Private to "lèvre": vè. Private to "lure": u.
"lèvre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "lure" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- lure ← llure · lrue · lurre · ulre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lèvre" for "lure" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "lèvre" or "lure" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "lèvre" and "lure" 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 "lure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #92,267 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lèvre" and "lure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lar vs lure". 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 #92,267 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.