Which to use
“Delarue” and “Delorme” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,217
- “Delarue” frequency rank
- #30,557
- “Delorme” frequency rank
- 71774
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Delarue | Delorme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom de famille. | Nom de famille. |
Where the eye mixes Delarue and Delorme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Delarue (CVCVCVV) and Delorme (CVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Delarue vs Delorme
A purely visual mix-up. Delarue (\də.la.ʁy\) and Delorme (\də.lɔʁm\) 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 71774, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Delarue is recorded at frequency rank #41,217, classified as aname, pronounced \də.la.ʁy\. Delorme is at rank #30,557, tagged as aname, pronounced \də.lɔʁm\.
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 71774, this pair ranks #46,338 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Delarue vs Delorme
Shared letters: delr. Private to "Delarue": au. Private to "Delorme": mo.
"Delarue" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "Delorme" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Delarue" and "Delorme" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Delarue" or "Delorme"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Delarue" and "Delorme" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Delarue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Delorme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,338 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Delarue" and "Delorme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "declare vs Delarue". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #46,338 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.