Which to use
“lièvres” and “livres” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,388
- “lièvres” frequency rank
- #903
- “livres” frequency rank
- 42291
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lièvres | livres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de lièvre. | Pluriel de livre (ouvrage qu’on lit). |
Where the eye mixes lièvres and livres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. lièvres runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against livres's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: lièvres vs livres
A purely visual mix-up. lièvres (\ljɛvʁ\) and livres (\livʁ\) 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 42291, 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\. livres is at rank #903, tagged as anoun, pronounced \livʁ\.
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 42291, this pair ranks #226,719 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lièvres vs livres
Shared letters: eilrsv. Private to "lièvres": è. Private to "livres": -.
"lièvres" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "livres" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- livres ← ilvres · lirves · livers · livress · livrres · livrse · livvres · llivres
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lièvres" and "livres" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "lièvres" or "livres" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "lièvres" and "livres" 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 "livres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #226,719 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lièvres" and "livres" 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 #226,719 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.