Which to use
“lièvres” and “lives” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,388
- “lièvres” frequency rank
- #19,896
- “lives” frequency rank
- 61284
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lièvres | lives |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de lièvre. | Pluriel de live. |
Where the eye mixes lièvres and lives
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. lièvres runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against lives's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between lièvres and lives
A purely visual mix-up. lièvres (\ljɛvʁ\) and lives (\lajv\) 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 61284, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lièvres is recorded at frequency rank #41,388, classified as anoun, pronounced \ljɛvʁ\. lives is at rank #19,896, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lajv\.
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 61284, this pair ranks #93,076 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lièvres vs lives
Shared letters: eilsv. Private to "lièvres": rè. Private to "lives": -.
"lièvres" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "lives" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lives ← ilves · lievs · livess · livse · livves · llives · lvies
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lièvres" and "lives" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lièvres" vs "lives" - which ranks higher?
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 "lièvres" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lives" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #93,076 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lièvres" and "lives" 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 #93,076 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.