Which to use
“délirant” and “délirantes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,192
- “délirant” frequency rank
- #39,760
- “délirantes” frequency rank
- 63952
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | délirant | délirantes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui présente les caractères du délire. | Féminin pluriel de délirant. |
Where the eye mixes délirant and délirantes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. délirant runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCC) against délirantes's 10 (CVCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses délirant with délirantes
A purely visual mix-up. délirant (\de.li.ʁɑ̃\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “délirant” sits inside “délirantes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63952, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
délirant is recorded at frequency rank #24,192, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.li.ʁɑ̃\. 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 63952, this pair ranks #79,380 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of délirant vs délirantes
Shared letters: adilnrté. Private to "délirant": -. Private to "délirantes": es.
"délirant" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "délirantes" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "délirant" and "délirantes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "délirant" or "délirantes" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "délirant" 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 #79,380 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "délirant" and "délirantes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "délirantes vs délirants". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #79,380 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.