Which to use
“délirants” and “déviants” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,723
- “délirants” frequency rank
- #49,055
- “déviants” frequency rank
- 95778
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | délirants | déviants |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de délirant. | Masculin pluriel de déviant. |
Where the eye mixes délirants and déviants
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. délirants runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCCC) against déviants's 8 (CVCVVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: délirants vs déviants
A purely visual mix-up. délirants (\de.li.ʁɑ̃\) and déviants (\de.vjɑ̃\) 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 95778, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
délirants is recorded at frequency rank #46,723, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.li.ʁɑ̃\. déviants is at rank #49,055, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.vjɑ̃\.
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 95778, this pair ranks #951 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of délirants vs déviants
Shared letters: adinsté. Private to "délirants": lr. Private to "déviants": v.
"délirants" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCC · "déviants" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "délirants" for "déviants" ever safe?
Which is more common, "délirants" or "déviants"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "délirants" and "déviants" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "délirants" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déviants" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #951 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "délirants" and "déviants" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déviants vs devins". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #951 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.