Which to use
“délivrent” and “désirent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,225
- “délivrent” frequency rank
- #13,775
- “désirent” frequency rank
- 54000
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | délivrent | désirent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de délivrer. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de désirer. |
Where the eye mixes délivrent and désirent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. délivrent runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCC) against désirent's 8 (CVCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: délivrent vs désirent
A purely visual mix-up. délivrent (\de.livʁ\) and désirent (\de.ziʁ\) 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 54000, 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\. désirent is at rank #13,775, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.ziʁ\.
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 54000, this pair ranks #136,975 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of délivrent vs désirent
Shared letters: deinrté. Private to "délivrent": lv. Private to "désirent": s.
"délivrent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "désirent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "délivrent" and "désirent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "délivrent" or "désirent"?
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 "délivrent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "désirent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #136,975 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "délivrent" and "désirent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "délivrent vs dérivent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #136,975 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.