Which to use
“relève” is a noun and “relevez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,795
- “relève” frequency rank
- #45,276
- “relevez” frequency rank
- 48071
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | relève | relevez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Remplacement d’une troupe de soldats, d’une équipe d’ouvriers par une autre troupe, une autre équipe équivalente. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de relever. |
Where the eye mixes relève and relevez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. relève 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.
Visual trap between relève and relevez
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: relève is \ʁə.lɛv\ while relevez is \ʁə.lə.ve\. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48071, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
relève is recorded at frequency rank #2,795, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.lɛv\. 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 48071, this pair ranks #181,898 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of relève vs relevez
Shared letters: elrv. Private to "relève": è. Private to "relevez": z.
"relève" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "relevez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- relevez ← erlevez · reelvez · releevz · relevezz · relevvez · relevze · rellevez · relveez
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "relève" for "relevez" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "relève" or "relevez" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "relève" and "relevez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "relève" 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 #181,898 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "relève" 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 #181,898 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.