Which to use
“releva” and “relevez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,774
- “releva” frequency rank
- #45,276
- “relevez” frequency rank
- 76050
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | releva | relevez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de relever. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de relever. |
Where the eye mixes releva and relevez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. releva runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against relevez's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses releva with relevez
A purely visual mix-up. releva (\ʁə.lə.va\) and relevez (\ʁə.lə.ve\) 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 76050, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
releva is recorded at frequency rank #30,774, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.lə.va\. relevez is at rank #45,276, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.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 76050, this pair ranks #32,249 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of releva vs relevez
Shared letters: elrv. Private to "releva": a. Private to "relevez": z.
"releva" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "relevez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "releva" and "relevez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "releva" vs "relevez" - which ranks higher?
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 "releva" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "relevez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,249 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "releva" and "relevez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "releveur vs relevez". 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 #32,249 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.