Which to use
“délation” and “dilution” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,257
- “délation” frequency rank
- #25,279
- “dilution” frequency rank
- 63536
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | délation | dilution |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dénonciation faite dans un mauvais dessein (obtenir un avantage quelconque, tel de l’argent). | Action de diluer, d'étendre avec de l'eau ou un autre solvant ; résultat de cette action. |
Where the eye mixes délation and dilution
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. délation and dilution follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between délation and dilution
A purely visual mix-up. délation (\de.la.sjɔ̃\) and dilution (\di.ly.sjɔ̃\) 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 63536, 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\. dilution is at rank #25,279, tagged as anoun, pronounced \di.ly.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 63536, this pair ranks #81,489 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of délation vs dilution
Shared letters: dilnot. Private to "délation": aé. Private to "dilution": u.
"délation" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "dilution" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dilution ← ddilution · dillution · diltuion · diluiton · dilutino · dilutionn · dilutoin · diluttion
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "délation" and "dilution" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "délation" vs "dilution" - which ranks higher?
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 "délation" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dilution" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #81,489 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "délation" and "dilution" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déflation vs délation". 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 #81,489 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.