Which to use
“délivrée” is a verb and “désirée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,687
- “délivrée” frequency rank
- #19,525
- “désirée” frequency rank
- 37212
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | délivrée | désirée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de délivrer. | Féminin singulier de désiré. |
Where the eye mixes délivrée and désirée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. délivrée runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVV) against désirée's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between délivrée and désirée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: délivrée is \de.li.vʁe\ while désirée is \de.zi.ʁe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37212, 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\. désirée is at rank #19,525, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.zi.ʁe\.
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 37212, this pair ranks #264,079 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of délivrée vs désirée
Shared letters: deiré. Private to "délivrée": lv. Private to "désirée": s.
"délivrée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "désirée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "délivrée" for "désirée" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "délivrée" or "désirée" show up more?
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 "délivrée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "désirée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #264,079 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "délivrée" and "désirée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "désirée vs désirées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #264,079 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.