# delicious vs delirious

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### delicious
*adjective · IPA /dɪˈlɪʃ.əs/ · frequency rank #4,012*
Pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty.

### delirious
*adjective · IPA /dɪˈlɪə̯.ɹi.əs/ · frequency rank #30,757*
Being in the state of delirium.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/delicious-vs-delirious