Which to use
“laveur” and “livreur” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,116
- “laveur” frequency rank
- #14,304
- “livreur” frequency rank
- 45420
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laveur | livreur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celui qui lave. | Celui qui livre des marchandises, des colis, au nom d’une compagnie de chemins de fer, d’une maison de commerce, etc. |
Where the eye mixes laveur and livreur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. laveur runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against livreur's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between laveur and livreur
A purely visual mix-up. laveur (\la.vœʁ\) and livreur (\li.vʁœʁ\) 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 45420, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laveur is recorded at frequency rank #31,116, classified as anoun, pronounced \la.vœʁ\. livreur is at rank #14,304, tagged as anoun, pronounced \li.vʁœʁ\.
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 45420, this pair ranks #202,836 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of laveur vs livreur
Shared letters: elruv. Private to "laveur": a. Private to "livreur": i.
"laveur" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "livreur" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "laveur" and "livreur" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "laveur" or "livreur"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "laveur" and "livreur" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "laveur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "livreur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #202,836 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laveur" and "livreur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lacour vs laveur". 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 #202,836 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.