Which to use
“souleva” and “soulève” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,947
- “souleva” frequency rank
- #8,621
- “soulève” frequency rank
- 58568
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | souleva | soulève |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de soulever. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de soulever. |
Where the eye mixes souleva and soulève
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. souleva and soulève follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between souleva and soulève
A purely visual mix-up. souleva (\su.lə.va\) and soulève (\su.lɛv\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58568, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
souleva is recorded at frequency rank #49,947, classified as averb, pronounced \su.lə.va\. soulève is at rank #8,621, tagged as averb, pronounced \su.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 58568, this pair ranks #108,300 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of souleva vs soulève
Shared letters: elosuv. Private to "souleva": a. Private to "soulève": è.
"souleva" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "soulève" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- souleva ← osuleva · solueva · souelva · souleav · soulevva · soulleva · soulvea · ssouleva
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "souleva" and "soulève" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "souleva" or "soulève"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "souleva" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "soulève" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #108,300 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "souleva" and "soulève" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soûler vs souleva". 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 #108,300 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.