Which to use
“délirer” and “délivrés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,817
- “délirer” frequency rank
- #21,296
- “délivrés” frequency rank
- 58113
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | délirer | délivrés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Avoir le délire ; être en délire. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de délivrer. |
Where the eye mixes délirer and délivrés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. délirer runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against délivrés's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: délirer vs délivrés
A purely visual mix-up. délirer (\de.li.ʁe\) and délivrés (\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 58113, 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\. délivrés is at rank #21,296, 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 58113, this pair ranks #110,951 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of délirer vs délivrés
Shared letters: dilré. Private to "délirer": e. Private to "délivrés": sv.
"délirer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "délivrés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "délirer" for "délivrés" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "délirer" or "délivrés" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "délirer" and "délivrés" 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 "délivrés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #110,951 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "délirer" and "délivrés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "délier vs délirer". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #110,951 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.