relevéesvsrelèventWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: relevées is a adjective, relèvent is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“relevées” is an adjective and “relèvent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#22,396
“relevées” frequency rank
#9,377
“relèvent” frequency rank
31773
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature relevées relèvent
Definition Féminin pluriel de relevé. Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de relever.

Where the spellings diverge

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

8 ch
relevées
8 ch
relèvent

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: relevées is \ʁə.lə.ve\ while relèvent is \ʁə.lɛv\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31773, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

relevées is recorded at frequency rank #22,396, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.lə.ve\. relèvent is at rank #9,377, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.lɛv\.

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 31773, this pair ranks #301,646 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of relevées vs relèvent

Shared letters: elrv. Private to "relevées": . Private to "relèvent": ntè.

"relevées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC  ·  "relèvent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC

Frequency comparison

relevées#22,396
relèvent#9,377

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "relevées" and "relèvent" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "relevées" is an adjective and "relèvent" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "relevées" or "relèvent"?
"relèvent" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,377 in our French list, against #22,396 for "relevées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering relevées vs relèvent

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “relevées”; for a verb, it's “relèvent”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “relevées” 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