Which to use
“délicates” and “délirantes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,182
- “délicates” frequency rank
- #39,760
- “délirantes” frequency rank
- 57942
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | délicates | délirantes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de délicat. | Féminin pluriel de délirant. |
Where the eye mixes délicates and délirantes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. délicates runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVC) against délirantes's 10 (CVCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: délicates vs délirantes
A purely visual mix-up. délicates (\de.li.kat\) and délirantes (\de.li.ʁɑ̃t\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57942, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
délicates is recorded at frequency rank #18,182, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.li.kat\. délirantes is at rank #39,760, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.li.ʁɑ̃t\.
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 57942, this pair ranks #111,998 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of délicates vs délirantes
Shared letters: adeilsté. Private to "délicates": c. Private to "délirantes": nr.
"délicates" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "délirantes" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "délicates" and "délirantes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "délicates" vs "délirantes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "délicates" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "délirantes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #111,998 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "délicates" and "délirantes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "délirantes vs délirants". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #111,998 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.