Which to use
“relevées” is an adjective and “relèvera” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,396
- “relevées” frequency rank
- #36,128
- “relèvera” frequency rank
- 58524
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | relevées | relèvera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de relevé. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de relever. |
Where the eye mixes relevées and relèvera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. relevées (CVCVCVVC) and relèvera (CVCVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses relevées with relèvera
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: relevées is \ʁə.lə.ve\ while relèvera is \ʁə.lɛ.və.ʁa\. 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 58524, 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\. 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 58524, this pair ranks #108,568 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of relevées vs relèvera
Shared letters: elrv. Private to "relevées": sé. Private to "relèvera": aè.
"relevées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "relèvera" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "relevées" for "relèvera" ever safe?
Frequency check: "relevées" vs "relèvera" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "relevées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "relèvera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #108,568 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "relevées" and "relèvera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relèvera vs releveur". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #108,568 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.