Which to use
“levures” and “lièvres” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,578
- “levures” frequency rank
- #41,388
- “lièvres” frequency rank
- 72966
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | levures | lièvres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de levure. | Pluriel de lièvre. |
Where the eye mixes levures and lièvres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. levures (CVCVCVC) and lièvres (CVVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses levures with lièvres
A purely visual mix-up. levures (\lə.vyʁ\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72966, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
levures is recorded at frequency rank #31,578, classified as anoun, pronounced \lə.vyʁ\. 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 72966, this pair ranks #42,172 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of levures vs lièvres
Shared letters: elrsv. Private to "levures": u. Private to "lièvres": iè.
"levures" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "lièvres" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- levures ← elvures · leuvres · levrues · levuers · levuress · levurres · levurse · levvures
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "levures" and "lièvres" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "levures" vs "lièvres" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "levures" 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 #42,172 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "levures" and "lièvres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lièvres vs lires". 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 #42,172 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.