Which to use
“lièvres” and “livret” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,388
- “lièvres” frequency rank
- #6,314
- “livret” frequency rank
- 47702
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lièvres | livret |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de lièvre. | Petit livre. |
Where the eye mixes lièvres and livret
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. lièvres runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against livret's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses lièvres with livret
A purely visual mix-up. lièvres (\ljɛvʁ\) and livret (\li.vʁɛ\) 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 47702, 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\. livret is at rank #6,314, tagged as anoun, pronounced \li.vʁɛ\.
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 47702, this pair ranks #184,838 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lièvres vs livret
Shared letters: eilrv. Private to "lièvres": sè. Private to "livret": t.
"lièvres" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "livret" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- livret ← ilvret · lirvet · livert · livrett · livrret · livrte · livvret · llivret
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lièvres" for "livret" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "lièvres" or "livret" show up more?
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 "livret" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #184,838 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lièvres" and "livret" 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 #184,838 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.