Which to use
“relevée” is a noun and “relevez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,984
- “relevée” frequency rank
- #45,276
- “relevez” frequency rank
- 62260
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | relevée | relevez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Le temps de l’après-midi. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de relever. |
Same sound, different letters: relevée vs relevez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - relevée / relevez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: relevée and relevez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁə.lə.ve\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62260, 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\. 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 62260, this pair ranks #88,029 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of relevée vs relevez
Shared letters: elrv. Private to "relevée": é. Private to "relevez": z.
"relevée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "relevez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- relevez ← erlevez · reelvez · releevz · relevezz · relevvez · relevze · rellevez · relveez
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "relevée" and "relevez" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "relevée" or "relevez"?
Useful next steps
"relevée" and "relevez" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "relevée" 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 #88,029 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "relevée" 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 #88,029 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.