soulevéevssoulevésWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“soulevée” and “soulevés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#26,876
“soulevée” frequency rank
#28,753
“soulevés” frequency rank
55629
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature soulevée soulevés
Definition Féminin singulier de soulevé. Masculin pluriel de soulevé.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set soulevée and soulevés apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
soulevée
8 ch
soulevés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. soulevée (\su.lə.ve\) and soulevés (\su.l(ə.)ve\) 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 a single letter - e in “soulevée” becomes s in “soulevés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55629, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

soulevée is recorded at frequency rank #26,876, classified as anadj, pronounced \su.lə.ve\. soulevés is at rank #28,753, tagged as anadj, pronounced \su.l(ə.)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 55629, this pair ranks #126,242 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of soulevée vs soulevés

Shared letters: elosuvé. Private to "soulevée": -. Private to "soulevés": -.

"soulevée" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVV  ·  "soulevés" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC

Frequency comparison

soulevée#26,876
soulevés#28,753

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "soulevée" and "soulevés" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\su.lə.ve\ versus \su.l(ə.)ve\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "soulevée" or "soulevés"?
"soulevée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,876 in our French list, against #28,753 for "soulevés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering soulevée vs soulevés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “soulevée” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list