Which to use
“délivre” is a noun and “délivrent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,774
- “délivre” frequency rank
- #40,225
- “délivrent” frequency rank
- 53999
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | délivre | délivrent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom vulgaire de l’arrière-faix, dont la sortie termine l’accouchement. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de délivrer. |
Same sound, different letters: délivre vs délivrent
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. délivre runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against délivrent's 9 (CVCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - délivre / délivrent
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: délivre and délivrent carry the same recorded pronunciation, \de.livʁ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “délivre” sits inside “délivrent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53999, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
délivre is recorded at frequency rank #13,774, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.livʁ\. 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 53999, this pair ranks #136,983 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of délivre vs délivrent
Shared letters: deilrvé. Private to "délivre": -. Private to "délivrent": nt.
"délivre" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "délivrent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "délivre" for "délivrent" ever safe?
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After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "délivre" / "délivrent". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "délivre" 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 #136,983 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "délivre" and "délivrent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "délivrent vs dérivent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #136,983 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.