Which to use
“délivre” and “dérivée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,774
- “délivre” frequency rank
- #22,550
- “dérivée” frequency rank
- 36324
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | délivre | dérivée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom vulgaire de l’arrière-faix, dont la sortie termine l’accouchement. | Limite du taux d’accroissement d’une fonction d'une variable réelle en un point quand l’accroissement de la variable tend vers zéro. |
Where the eye mixes délivre and dérivée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. délivre (CVCVCCV) and dérivée (CVCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses délivre with dérivée
A purely visual mix-up. délivre (\de.livʁ\) and dérivée (\de.ʁi.ve\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36324, 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\. dérivée is at rank #22,550, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.ʁi.ve\.
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 36324, this pair ranks #270,402 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of délivre vs dérivée
Shared letters: deirvé. Private to "délivre": l. Private to "dérivée": -.
"délivre" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "dérivée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "délivre" for "dérivée" ever safe?
Which is more common, "délivre" or "dérivée"?
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 "délivre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dérivée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #270,402 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "délivre" and "dérivée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décriée vs dérivée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #270,402 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.