Which to use
“délivre” is a noun and “délivrer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,774
- “délivre” frequency rank
- #10,145
- “délivrer” frequency rank
- 23919
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | délivre | délivrer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom vulgaire de l’arrière-faix, dont la sortie termine l’accouchement. | Rendre libre de ce qui oppresse, de ce qui fait souffrir, de ce qui incommode. |
Where the eye mixes délivre and délivrer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. délivre runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against délivrer's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: délivre vs délivrer
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: délivre is \de.livʁ\ while délivrer is \de.li.vʁe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “délivre” sits inside “délivrer”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23919, 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\. délivrer is at rank #10,145, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.li.vʁe\.
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 23919, this pair ranks #349,701 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of délivre vs délivrer
Shared letters: deilrvé. Private to "délivre": -. Private to "délivrer": -.
"délivre" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "délivrer" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "délivre" and "délivrer" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "délivre" vs "délivrer" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "délivre" and "délivrer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "délivre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "délivrer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #349,701 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "délivre" and "délivrer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "délier vs délivre". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #349,701 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.