Which to use
“délier” and “dériver” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,997
- “délier” frequency rank
- #25,632
- “dériver” frequency rank
- 70629
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | délier | dériver |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dégager de ce qui lie. | Détourner un cours d’eau. |
Where the eye mixes délier and dériver
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. délier runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against dériver's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between délier and dériver
A purely visual mix-up. délier (\de.lje\) and dériver (\de.ʁi.ve\) 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 70629, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
délier is recorded at frequency rank #44,997, classified as averb, pronounced \de.lje\. dériver is at rank #25,632, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.ʁi.ve\.
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 70629, this pair ranks #50,658 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of délier vs dériver
Shared letters: deiré. Private to "délier": l. Private to "dériver": v.
"délier" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "dériver" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "délier" and "dériver" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "délier" or "dériver"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "délier" and "dériver" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "délier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dériver" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,658 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "délier" and "dériver" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "délier vs déviée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #50,658 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.