Which to use
“délivrent” and “dérivent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,225
- “délivrent” frequency rank
- #39,274
- “dérivent” frequency rank
- 79499
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | délivrent | dérivent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de délivrer. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de dériver. |
Where the eye mixes délivrent and dérivent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. délivrent runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCC) against dérivent's 8 (CVCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: délivrent vs dérivent
A purely visual mix-up. délivrent (\de.livʁ\) and dérivent (\de.ʁiv\) 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 79499, 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\. dérivent is at rank #39,274, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.ʁiv\.
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 79499, this pair ranks #23,140 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of délivrent vs dérivent
Shared letters: deinrtvé. Private to "délivrent": l. Private to "dérivent": -.
"délivrent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "dérivent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "délivrent" and "dérivent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "délivrent" or "dérivent"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "délivrent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dérivent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,140 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "délivrent" and "dérivent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dérivant vs dérivent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #23,140 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.