Which to use
“délits” is a noun and “desdits” is a determiner - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,818
- “délits” frequency rank
- #36,792
- “desdits” frequency rank
- 46610
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | délits | desdits |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de délit. | Masculin pluriel de dudit. |
Where the eye mixes délits and desdits
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. délits runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against desdits's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: délits vs desdits
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: délits is \de.li\ while desdits is \de.di\. 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 (noun vs determiner), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46610, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
délits is recorded at frequency rank #9,818, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.li\. desdits is at rank #36,792, tagged as adet, pronounced \de.di\.
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 46610, this pair ranks #193,569 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of délits vs desdits
Shared letters: dist. Private to "délits": lé. Private to "desdits": e.
"délits" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "desdits" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- desdits ← ddesdits · dedsits · desddits · desdist · desditss · desditts · desdtis · desidts
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "délits" and "desdits" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "délits" vs "desdits" - which ranks higher?
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 "délits" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "desdits" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #193,569 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "délits" and "desdits" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "défaits vs desdits". 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 #193,569 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.