Which to use
“délirant” is an adjective and “délivrent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,192
- “délirant” frequency rank
- #40,225
- “délivrent” frequency rank
- 64417
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | délirant | délivrent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui présente les caractères du délire. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de délivrer. |
Where the eye mixes délirant and délivrent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. délirant runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCC) against délivrent's 9 (CVCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between délirant and délivrent
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: délirant is \de.li.ʁɑ̃\ while délivrent is \de.livʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64417, 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\. délivrent is at rank #40,225, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.livʁ\.
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 64417, this pair ranks #77,189 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of délirant vs délivrent
Shared letters: dilnrté. Private to "délirant": a. Private to "délivrent": ev.
"délirant" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "délivrent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "délirant" and "délivrent" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "délirant" or "délivrent"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "délirant" and "délivrent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "délirant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "délivrent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #77,189 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "délirant" and "délivrent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "délivrent vs dérivent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #77,189 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.