Which to use
“délirer” and “délivrée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,817
- “délirer” frequency rank
- #17,687
- “délivrée” frequency rank
- 54504
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | délirer | délivrée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Avoir le délire ; être en délire. | Participe passé féminin singulier de délivrer. |
Where the eye mixes délirer and délivrée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. délirer runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against délivrée's 8 (CVCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between délirer and délivrée
A purely visual mix-up. délirer (\de.li.ʁe\) and délivrée (\de.li.vʁe\) 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 54504, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
délirer is recorded at frequency rank #36,817, classified as averb, pronounced \de.li.ʁe\. délivrée is at rank #17,687, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.li.vʁe\.
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 54504, this pair ranks #133,560 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of délirer vs délivrée
Shared letters: deilré. Private to "délirer": -. Private to "délivrée": v.
"délirer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "délivrée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "délirer" and "délivrée" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "délirer" or "délivrée" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "délirer" and "délivrée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "délirer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "délivrée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #133,560 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "délirer" and "délivrée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "délier vs délirer". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #133,560 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.