Which to use
“délivrées” and “délivrent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,658
- “délivrées” frequency rank
- #40,225
- “délivrent” frequency rank
- 73883
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | délivrées | délivrent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de délivrer. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de délivrer. |
Where the eye mixes délivrées and délivrent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. délivrées (CVCVCCVVC) and délivrent (CVCVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: délivrées vs délivrent
A purely visual mix-up. délivrées (\de.li.vʁe\) and délivrent (\de.livʁ\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73883, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
délivrées is recorded at frequency rank #33,658, classified as averb, pronounced \de.li.vʁe\. délivrent is at rank #40,225, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.livʁ\.
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 73883, this pair ranks #38,975 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of délivrées vs délivrent
Shared letters: deilrvé. Private to "délivrées": s. Private to "délivrent": nt.
"délivrées" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "délivrent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "délivrées" and "délivrent" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "délivrées" or "délivrent"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "délivrées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "délivrent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,975 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "délivrées" and "délivrent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "délivrées vs désirées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #38,975 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.