Which to use
“délicats” and “délirants” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,923
- “délicats” frequency rank
- #46,723
- “délirants” frequency rank
- 68646
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | délicats | délirants |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de délicat. | Masculin pluriel de délirant. |
Where the eye mixes délicats and délirants
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. délicats runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCC) against délirants's 9 (CVCVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between délicats and délirants
A purely visual mix-up. délicats (\de.li.ka\) and délirants (\de.li.ʁɑ̃\) 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 68646, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
délicats is recorded at frequency rank #21,923, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.li.ka\. délirants is at rank #46,723, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.li.ʁɑ̃\.
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 68646, this pair ranks #58,300 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of délicats vs délirants
Shared letters: adilsté. Private to "délicats": c. Private to "délirants": nr.
"délicats" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "délirants" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "délicats" for "délirants" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "délicats" or "délirants" show up more?
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 "délicats" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "délirants" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,300 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "délicats" and "délirants" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "délirants vs déviants". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #58,300 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.