relevéevsrelevésWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: relevée is a noun, relevés is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#16,984
“relevée” frequency rank
#9,375
“relevés” frequency rank
26359
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature relevée relevés
Definition Le temps de l’après-midi. Masculin pluriel de relevé.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set relevée and relevés apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
relevée
7 ch
relevés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: relevée and relevés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁə.lə.ve\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - e in “relevée” becomes s in “relevés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26359, 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\. relevés is at rank #9,375, tagged as anadj, 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 26359, this pair ranks #335,514 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of relevée vs relevés

Shared letters: elrvé. Private to "relevée": -. Private to "relevés": s.

"relevée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV  ·  "relevés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Frequency comparison

relevée#16,984
relevés#9,375

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "relevée" and "relevés" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "relevée" is a noun and "relevés" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "relevée" or "relevés"?
"relevés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,375 in our French list, against #16,984 for "relevée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering relevée vs relevés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “relevée”; for an adjective, it's “relevés”.
  • 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