Which to use
“lièvres” and “livrée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,388
- “lièvres” frequency rank
- #10,026
- “livrée” frequency rank
- 51414
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lièvres | livrée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de lièvre. | Uniforme, tenue caractéristique d’une maison, que portent les domestiques. |
Where the eye mixes lièvres and livrée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. lièvres runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against livrée's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: lièvres vs livrée
A purely visual mix-up. lièvres (\ljɛvʁ\) and livrée (\li.vʁe\) 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 51414, 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\. livrée is at rank #10,026, tagged as anoun, pronounced \li.vʁe\.
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 51414, this pair ranks #155,176 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lièvres vs livrée
Shared letters: eilrv. Private to "lièvres": sè. Private to "livrée": é.
"lièvres" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "livrée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lièvres" and "livrée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "lièvres" or "livrée" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "lièvres" and "livrée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lièvres" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "livrée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #155,176 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lièvres" and "livrée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lièvres vs lires". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #155,176 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.