Which to use
“délation” and “délégation” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,257
- “délation” frequency rank
- #4,569
- “délégation” frequency rank
- 42826
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | délation | délégation |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dénonciation faite dans un mauvais dessein (obtenir un avantage quelconque, tel de l’argent). | Action de déléguer une personne. |
Where the eye mixes délation and délégation
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. délation runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against délégation's 10 (CVCVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between délation and délégation
A purely visual mix-up. délation (\de.la.sjɔ̃\) and délégation (\de.le.ɡa.sjɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42826, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
délation is recorded at frequency rank #38,257, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.la.sjɔ̃\. délégation is at rank #4,569, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.le.ɡa.sjɔ̃\.
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 42826, this pair ranks #222,663 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of délation vs délégation
Shared letters: adilnoté. Private to "délation": -. Private to "délégation": g.
"délation" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "délégation" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "délation" and "délégation" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "délation" vs "délégation" - which ranks higher?
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 "délation" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "délégation" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #222,663 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "délation" and "délégation" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déflation vs délation". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #222,663 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.