Which to use
“délivrée” and “délivrés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,687
- “délivrée” frequency rank
- #21,296
- “délivrés” frequency rank
- 38983
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | délivrée | délivrés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de délivrer. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de délivrer. |
Same sound, different letters: délivrée vs délivrés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. délivrée (CVCVCCVV) and délivrés (CVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - délivrée and délivrés
This is the hard kind. délivrée and délivrés 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 a single letter - e in “délivrée” becomes s in “délivrés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38983, 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\. délivrés is at rank #21,296, 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 38983, this pair ranks #251,381 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of délivrée vs délivrés
Shared letters: dilrvé. Private to "délivrée": e. Private to "délivrés": s.
"délivrée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "délivrés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "délivrée" for "délivrés" ever safe?
Frequency check: "délivrée" vs "délivrés" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
"délivrée" and "délivrés" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "délivrée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "délivrés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #251,381 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "délivrée" and "délivrés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "délivrent vs délivrés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #251,381 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.