Which to use
“relevées” is an adjective and “relevez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,396
- “relevées” frequency rank
- #45,276
- “relevez” frequency rank
- 67672
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | relevées | relevez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de relevé. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de relever. |
Same sound, different letters: relevées vs relevez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. relevées runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against relevez's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: relevées vs relevez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: relevées and relevez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁə.lə.ve\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67672, 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\. 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 67672, this pair ranks #62,387 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of relevées vs relevez
Shared letters: elrv. Private to "relevées": sé. Private to "relevez": z.
"relevées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "relevez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- relevez ← erlevez · reelvez · releevz · relevezz · relevvez · relevze · rellevez · relveez
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "relevées" and "relevez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "relevées" vs "relevez" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
"relevées" and "relevez" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "relevées" 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 #62,387 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "relevées" 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 #62,387 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.