Which to use
“délivrées” is a verb and “dérivées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,658
- “délivrées” frequency rank
- #24,201
- “dérivées” frequency rank
- 57859
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | délivrées | dérivées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de délivrer. | Féminin pluriel de dérivé. |
Where the eye mixes délivrées and dérivées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. délivrées runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVVC) against dérivées's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses délivrées with dérivées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: délivrées is \de.li.vʁe\ while dérivées is \de.ʁi.ve\. 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 57859, 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\. dérivées is at rank #24,201, tagged as anadj, 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 57859, this pair ranks #112,516 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of délivrées vs dérivées
Shared letters: deirsvé. Private to "délivrées": l. Private to "dérivées": -.
"délivrées" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "dérivées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "délivrées" for "dérivées" ever safe?
Frequency check: "délivrées" vs "dérivées" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "délivrées" and "dérivées" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "délivrées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dérivées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #112,516 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "délivrées" and "dérivées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "délivrées vs désirées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #112,516 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.