Which to use
“prélevée” is a noun and “prélever” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,698
- “prélevée” frequency rank
- #18,292
- “prélever” frequency rank
- 52990
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prélevée | prélever |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ensemble des stades phénologiques qui précèdent la levée d'une plantule du sol. | Lever préalablement une certaine portion sur le total. |
Where the eye mixes prélevée and prélever
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. prélevée (CCVCVCVV) and prélever (CCVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between prélevée and prélever
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: prélevée is \pʁe.l(ə).ve\ while prélever is \pʁe.lə.ve\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52990, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prélevée is recorded at frequency rank #34,698, classified as anoun, pronounced \pʁe.l(ə).ve\. prélever is at rank #18,292, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁe.lə.ve\.
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 52990, this pair ranks #143,854 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of prélevée vs prélever
Shared letters: elprvé. Private to "prélevée": -. Private to "prélever": -.
"prélevée" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV · "prélever" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "prélevée" and "prélever" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "prélevée" or "prélever"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "prélevée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prélever" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #143,854 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prélevée" and "prélever" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prélevée vs prélevées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #143,854 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.