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 eye mixes soulevée and soulevés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. soulevée (CVVCVCVV) and soulevés (CVVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses soulevée with soulevés
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "soulevée" and "soulevés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "soulevée" or "soulevés"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "soulevée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "soulevés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #126,242 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "soulevée" and "soulevés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "souleva vs soulevés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #126,242 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.