Which to use
“prélevés” is a verb and “preuves” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,323
- “prélevés” frequency rank
- #2,540
- “preuves” frequency rank
- 25863
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prélevés | preuves |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel de prélever. | Pluriel de preuve. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set prélevés and preuves apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: prélevés is \pʁe.lə.ve\ while preuves is \pʁœv\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25863, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prélevés is recorded at frequency rank #23,323, classified as averb, pronounced \pʁe.lə.ve\. preuves is at rank #2,540, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pʁœv\.
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 25863, this pair ranks #338,450 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of prélevés vs preuves
Shared letters: eprsv. Private to "prélevés": lé. Private to "preuves": u.
"prélevés" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "preuves" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- preuves ← peruves · ppreuves · preuevs · preuvess · preuvse · preuvves · prevues · prreuves
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "prélevés" and "preuves" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "prélevés" or "preuves"?
Remembering prélevés vs preuves
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “prélevés”; for a noun, it's “preuves”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “prélevés” entry
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