Which to use
“déclic” and “délice” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,426
- “déclic” frequency rank
- #19,267
- “délice” frequency rank
- 39693
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déclic | délice |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ressort ou crochet qui, étant ôté, détermine le mouvement d’un mécanisme. | Plaisir extrême. |
Where the eye mixes déclic and délice
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. déclic (CVCCVC) and délice (CVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses déclic with délice
A purely visual mix-up. déclic (\de.klik\) and délice (\de.lis\) 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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39693, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déclic is recorded at frequency rank #20,426, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.klik\. délice is at rank #19,267, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.lis\.
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 39693, this pair ranks #246,092 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déclic vs délice
Shared letters: cdilé. Private to "déclic": -. Private to "délice": e.
"déclic" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "délice" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déclic" and "délice" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "déclic" or "délice" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "déclic" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "délice" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #246,092 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déclic" and "délice" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "délice vs déviée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #246,092 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.