Which to use
“délivrés” and “désires” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,296
- “délivrés” frequency rank
- #37,301
- “désires” frequency rank
- 58597
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | délivrés | désires |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel de délivrer. | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de désirer. |
Where the eye mixes délivrés and désires
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. délivrés runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against désires's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: délivrés vs désires
A purely visual mix-up. délivrés (\de.li.vʁe\) and désires (\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 58597, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
délivrés is recorded at frequency rank #21,296, classified as averb, pronounced \de.li.vʁe\. désires is at rank #37,301, 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 58597, this pair ranks #108,129 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of délivrés vs désires
Shared letters: dirsé. Private to "délivrés": lv. Private to "désires": e.
"délivrés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "désires" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "délivrés" for "désires" ever safe?
Frequency check: "délivrés" vs "désires" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "délivrés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "désires" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #108,129 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "délivrés" and "désires" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "désirées vs désires". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #108,129 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.