Which to use
“délit” is a noun and “della” is an article - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,934
- “délit” frequency rank
- #14,444
- “della” frequency rank
- 19378
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | délit | della |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Toute infraction, consciente ou non, aux lois. | Article contracté souvent traduit par De la. |
Where the eye mixes délit and della
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: délit vs della
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: délit is \de.li\ while della is \ˈdel.la\. 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 article), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19378, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
délit is recorded at frequency rank #4,934, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.li\. della is at rank #14,444, tagged as anarticle, pronounced \ˈdel.la\.
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 19378, this pair ranks #373,571 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of délit vs della
Shared letters: dl. Private to "délit": ité. Private to "della": ae.
"délit" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "della" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- della ← ddella · delal · dlela · edlla
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "délit" and "della" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "délit" vs "della" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "délit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "della" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #373,571 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "délit" and "della" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Debra vs della". 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 #373,571 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.