Which to use
“relever” and “relèvera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,095
- “relever” frequency rank
- #36,128
- “relèvera” frequency rank
- 40223
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | relever | relèvera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lever à nouveau. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de relever. |
Where the eye mixes relever and relèvera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. relever runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against relèvera's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: relever vs relèvera
A purely visual mix-up. relever (\ʁəl.ve\) and relèvera (\ʁə.lɛ.və.ʁa\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40223, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
relever is recorded at frequency rank #4,095, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁəl.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 40223, this pair ranks #242,112 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of relever vs relèvera
Shared letters: elrv. Private to "relever": -. Private to "relèvera": aè.
"relever" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "relèvera" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- relever ← erlever · reelver · releevr · releverr · relevre · relevver · rellever · relveer
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "relever" for "relèvera" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "relever" or "relèvera" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "relever" 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 #242,112 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "relever" and "relèvera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relèvera vs releveur". 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 #242,112 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.