relevéevsrelèveraWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: relevée is a noun, relèvera is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“relevée” is a noun and “relèvera” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#16,984
“relevée” frequency rank
#36,128
“relèvera” frequency rank
53112
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature relevée relèvera
Definition Le temps de l’après-midi. Troisième personne du singulier du futur de relever.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set relevée and relèvera apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
relevée
8 ch
relèvera

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: relevée is \ʁə.lə.ve\ while relèvera is \ʁə.lɛ.və.ʁa\. 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 53112, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

relevée is recorded at frequency rank #16,984, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.lə.ve\. relèvera is at rank #36,128, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.lɛ.və.ʁa\.

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 53112, this pair ranks #142,961 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of relevée vs relèvera

Shared letters: elrv. Private to "relevée": é. Private to "relèvera": .

"relevée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV  ·  "relèvera" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV

Frequency comparison

relevée#16,984
relèvera#36,128

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "relevée" and "relèvera" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "relevée" is a noun and "relèvera" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "relevée" or "relèvera"?
"relevée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,984 in our French list, against #36,128 for "relèvera". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering relevée vs relèvera

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “relevée”; for a verb, it's “relèvera”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “relevée” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list