Which to use
“délirer” is a verb and “denier” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,817
- “délirer” frequency rank
- #34,056
- “denier” frequency rank
- 70873
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | délirer | denier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Avoir le délire ; être en délire. | Monnaie romaine d’argent qui, jusqu’à l’an 536 de Rome, valait dix as et plus tard seize. |
Where the eye mixes délirer and denier
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. délirer runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against denier's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: délirer vs denier
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: délirer is \de.li.ʁe\ while denier is \də.nje\. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70873, 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\. denier is at rank #34,056, tagged as anoun, pronounced \də.nje\.
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 70873, this pair ranks #49,653 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of délirer vs denier
Shared letters: deir. Private to "délirer": lé. Private to "denier": n.
"délirer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "denier" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- denier ← ddenier · deiner · deneir · denierr · denire · dennier · dneier · ednier
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "délirer" and "denier" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "délirer" or "denier" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "délirer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "denier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,653 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "délirer" and "denier" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "denier vs denim". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #49,653 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.