Which to use
“soulevées” is an adjective and “soulèvent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,877
- “soulevées” frequency rank
- #22,707
- “soulèvent” frequency rank
- 49584
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | soulevées | soulèvent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de soulevé. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de soulever. |
Where the eye mixes soulevées and soulèvent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. soulevées (CVVCVCVVC) and soulèvent (CVVCVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between soulevées and soulèvent
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: soulevées is \su.lə.ve\ while soulèvent is \su.lɛv\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49584, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
soulevées is recorded at frequency rank #26,877, classified as anadj, pronounced \su.lə.ve\. soulèvent is at rank #22,707, 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 49584, this pair ranks #169,450 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of soulevées vs soulèvent
Shared letters: elosuv. Private to "soulevées": é. Private to "soulèvent": ntè.
"soulevées" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCVVC · "soulèvent" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "soulevées" and "soulèvent" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "soulevées" or "soulèvent"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "soulevées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "soulèvent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #169,450 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "soulevées" and "soulèvent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soulevées vs soulevés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #169,450 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.