Which to use
“délivrée” and “délivrées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,687
- “délivrée” frequency rank
- #33,658
- “délivrées” frequency rank
- 51345
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | délivrée | délivrées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de délivrer. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de délivrer. |
Same sound, different letters: délivrée vs délivrées
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. délivrée runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVV) against délivrées's 9 (CVCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - délivrée / délivrées
This is the hard kind. délivrée and délivrées are pronounced identically (\de.li.vʁe\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “délivrée” sits inside “délivrées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51345, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
délivrée is recorded at frequency rank #17,687, classified as averb, pronounced \de.li.vʁe\. délivrées is at rank #33,658, 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 51345, this pair ranks #155,734 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of délivrée vs délivrées
Shared letters: deilrvé. Private to "délivrée": -. Private to "délivrées": s.
"délivrée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "délivrées" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "délivrée" for "délivrées" ever safe?
Which is more common, "délivrée" or "délivrées"?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "délivrée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "délivrées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #155,734 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "délivrée" and "délivrées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "délivrées vs désirées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #155,734 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.