Which to use
“Delors” is a name and “désirs” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,543
- “Delors” frequency rank
- #7,819
- “désirs” frequency rank
- 53362
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Delors | désirs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom de famille. | Pluriel de désir. |
Where the eye mixes Delors and désirs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Delors with désirs
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Delors is \də.lɔʁ\ while désirs is \de.ziʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53362, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Delors is recorded at frequency rank #45,543, classified as aname, pronounced \də.lɔʁ\. désirs is at rank #7,819, tagged as anoun, 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 53362, this pair ranks #141,236 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Delors vs désirs
Shared letters: drs. Private to "Delors": elo. Private to "désirs": ié.
"Delors" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "désirs" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Delors ← ddelors · dellors · delorrs · delorss · delosr · delros · deolrs · dleors
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Delors" for "désirs" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Delors" or "désirs"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Delors" and "désirs" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Delors" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "désirs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #141,236 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Delors" and "désirs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Delors vs Demers". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #141,236 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.