Which to use
“défilés” and “délices” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,266
- “défilés” frequency rank
- #20,428
- “délices” frequency rank
- 39694
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | défilés | délices |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de défilé. | Plaisir extrême. |
Where the eye mixes défilés and délices
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. défilés and délices follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between défilés and délices
A purely visual mix-up. défilés (\de.fi.le\) and délices (\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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39694, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
défilés is recorded at frequency rank #19,266, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.fi.le\. délices is at rank #20,428, 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 39694, this pair ranks #246,083 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of défilés vs délices
Shared letters: dilsé. Private to "défilés": f. Private to "délices": ce.
"défilés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "délices" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "défilés" and "délices" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "défilés" or "délices" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "défilés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "délices" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #246,083 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "défilés" and "délices" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "délices vs délier". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #246,083 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.