Which to use
“dédicace” is a noun and “délicate” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,756
- “dédicace” frequency rank
- #7,430
- “délicate” frequency rank
- 19186
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dédicace | délicate |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de dédier un lieu au culte divin. | Féminin singulier de délicat. |
Where the eye mixes dédicace and délicate
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. dédicace and délicate follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses dédicace with délicate
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dédicace is \de.di.kas\ while délicate is \de.li.kat\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19186, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dédicace is recorded at frequency rank #11,756, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.di.kas\. délicate is at rank #7,430, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.li.kat\.
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 19186, this pair ranks #374,528 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dédicace vs délicate
Shared letters: acdeié. Private to "dédicace": -. Private to "délicate": lt.
"dédicace" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "délicate" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dédicace" and "délicate" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dédicace" vs "délicate" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dédicace" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "délicate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #374,528 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dédicace" and "délicate" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dédicace vs dédicacer". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #374,528 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.