Which to use
“délices” and “délits” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,428
- “délices” frequency rank
- #9,818
- “délits” frequency rank
- 30246
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | délices | délits |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plaisir extrême. | Pluriel de délit. |
Where the eye mixes délices and délits
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. délices runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against délits's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between délices and délits
A purely visual mix-up. délices (\de.lis\) and délits (\de.li\) 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 30246, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
délices is recorded at frequency rank #20,428, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.lis\. 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 30246, this pair ranks #311,610 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of délices vs délits
Shared letters: dilsé. Private to "délices": ce. Private to "délits": t.
"délices" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "délits" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "délices" and "délits" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "délices" or "délits" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "délices" and "délits" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "délices" 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 #311,610 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "délices" and "délits" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "délices vs délier". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #311,610 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.