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“délivrant” and “délivrent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#37,777
“délivrant” frequency rank
#40,225
“délivrent” frequency rank
78002
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature délivrant délivrent
Definition Participe présent de délivrer. Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de délivrer.

Where the eye mixes délivrant and délivrent

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. délivrant and délivrent follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
délivrant
9 ch
délivrent

Look-alike desk: délivrant vs délivrent

A purely visual mix-up. délivrant (\de.li.vʁɑ̃\) and délivrent (\de.livʁ\) 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 a single letter - a in “délivrant” becomes e in “délivrent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78002, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

délivrant is recorded at frequency rank #37,777, classified as averb, pronounced \de.li.vʁɑ̃\. délivrent is at rank #40,225, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.livʁ\.

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 78002, this pair ranks #26,886 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of délivrant vs délivrent

Shared letters: dilnrtvé. Private to "délivrant": a. Private to "délivrent": e.

"délivrant" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC  ·  "délivrent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "délivrant" and "délivrent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\de.li.vʁɑ̃\ versus \de.livʁ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "délivrant" or "délivrent"?
"délivrant" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #37,777 in our French list, against #40,225 for "délivrent". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "délivrant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "délivrent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #26,886 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "délivrant" and "délivrent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "délirants vs délivrant". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #26,886 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list