Which to use
“délires” is a noun and “Delphes” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,161
- “délires” frequency rank
- #40,711
- “Delphes” frequency rank
- 53872
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | délires | Delphes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de délire. | Sanctuaire panhellénique, situé au pied du Parnasse et voué à Apollon où officiait la Pythie. |
Where the eye mixes délires and Delphes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. délires (CVCVCVC) and Delphes (CVCCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses délires with Delphes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: délires is \de.liʁ\ while Delphes is \dɛlf\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53872, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
délires is recorded at frequency rank #13,161, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.liʁ\. Delphes is at rank #40,711, tagged as aname, pronounced \dɛlf\.
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 53872, this pair ranks #137,852 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of délires vs Delphes
Shared letters: dels. Private to "délires": iré. Private to "Delphes": hp.
"délires" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "Delphes" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Delphes ← ddelphes · delhpes · dellphes · delpehs · delphess · delphhes · delphse · delpphes
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "délires" and "Delphes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "délires" or "Delphes"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "délires" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Delphes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #137,852 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "délires" and "Delphes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "délices vs Delphes". 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 #137,852 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.