Which to use
“délivrent” and “délivrés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,225
- “délivrent” frequency rank
- #21,296
- “délivrés” frequency rank
- 61521
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | délivrent | délivrés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de délivrer. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de délivrer. |
Where the eye mixes délivrent and délivrés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. délivrent runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCC) against délivrés's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between délivrent and délivrés
A purely visual mix-up. délivrent (\de.livʁ\) and délivrés (\de.li.vʁe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61521, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
délivrent is recorded at frequency rank #40,225, classified as averb, pronounced \de.livʁ\. 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 61521, this pair ranks #91,804 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of délivrent vs délivrés
Shared letters: dilrvé. Private to "délivrent": ent. Private to "délivrés": s.
"délivrent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "délivrés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "délivrent" for "délivrés" ever safe?
Which is more common, "délivrent" or "délivrés"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "délivrent" 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 #91,804 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "délivrent" and "délivrés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "délivrent vs dérivent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #91,804 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.