Which to use
“débiter” and “délirer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,810
- “débiter” frequency rank
- #36,817
- “délirer” frequency rank
- 73627
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | débiter | délirer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vendre d’une façon continue, répétée, surtout au détail. | Avoir le délire ; être en délire. |
Where the eye mixes débiter and délirer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. débiter and délirer follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between débiter and délirer
A purely visual mix-up. débiter (\de.bi.te\) and délirer (\de.li.ʁe\) 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 73627, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
débiter is recorded at frequency rank #36,810, classified as averb, pronounced \de.bi.te\. délirer is at rank #36,817, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.li.ʁe\.
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 73627, this pair ranks #39,791 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of débiter vs délirer
Shared letters: deiré. Private to "débiter": bt. Private to "délirer": l.
"débiter" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "délirer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "débiter" and "délirer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "débiter" or "délirer"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "débiter" and "délirer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "débiter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "délirer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,791 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "débiter" and "délirer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "débiter vs désister". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #39,791 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.