Which to use
“délicats” is an adjective and “délits” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,923
- “délicats” frequency rank
- #9,818
- “délits” frequency rank
- 31741
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | délicats | délits |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de délicat. | Pluriel de délit. |
Where the eye mixes délicats and délits
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. délicats runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCC) against délits's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between délicats and délits
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: délicats is \de.li.ka\ while délits is \de.li\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31741, 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\. délits is at rank #9,818, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.li\.
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 31741, this pair ranks #301,850 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of délicats vs délits
Shared letters: dilsté. Private to "délicats": ac. Private to "délits": -.
"délicats" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "délits" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "délicats" for "délits" ever safe?
Frequency check: "délicats" vs "délits" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "délits" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #301,850 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "délicats" and "délits" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "délicats vs délirants". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #301,850 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.