Which to use
“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.
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?
Which is more common, "délivrant" or "délivrent"?
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 "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.