Which to use
“délibération” and “délibérations” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,250
- “délibération” frequency rank
- #20,124
- “délibérations” frequency rank
- 34374
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | délibération | délibérations |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Étude collective et argumentée d'une question en vue d'arriver à une décision. | Pluriel de délibération. |
Same sound, different letters: délibération vs délibérations
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 12 letters.
Homophone desk: délibération vs délibérations
This is the hard kind. délibération and délibérations are pronounced identically (\de.li.be.ʁa.sjɔ̃\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “délibération” sits inside “délibérations”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34374, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
délibération is recorded at frequency rank #14,250, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.li.be.ʁa.sjɔ̃\. délibérations is at rank #20,124, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.li.be.ʁa.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 34374, this pair ranks #284,277 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of délibération vs délibérations
Shared letters: abdilnorté. Private to "délibération": -. Private to "délibérations": s.
"délibération" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVVC · "délibérations" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "délibération" and "délibérations" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "délibération" or "délibérations"?
After this comparison
"délibération" and "délibérations" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "délibération" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "délibérations" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #284,277 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
Confusion rank #284,277 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.