Which to use
“liaisons” and “livraisons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,867
- “liaisons” frequency rank
- #10,530
- “livraisons” frequency rank
- 20397
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | liaisons | livraisons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de liaison. | Pluriel de livraison. |
Where the eye mixes liaisons and livraisons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. liaisons runs 8 letters (CVVVCVCC) against livraisons's 10 (CVCCVVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses liaisons with livraisons
A purely visual mix-up. liaisons (\ljɛ.zɔ̃\) and livraisons (\li.vʁɛ.zɔ̃\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20397, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
liaisons is recorded at frequency rank #9,867, classified as anoun, pronounced \ljɛ.zɔ̃\. livraisons is at rank #10,530, tagged as anoun, pronounced \li.vʁɛ.zɔ̃\.
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 20397, this pair ranks #368,471 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of liaisons vs livraisons
Shared letters: ailnos. Private to "liaisons": -. Private to "livraisons": rv.
"liaisons" · 8 letters · shape CVVVCVCC · "livraisons" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- liaisons ← ilaisons · laiisons · liaiosns · liaisnos · liaisonns · liaisonss · liaisosn · liaissons
- livraisons ← ilvraisons · lirvaisons · livarisons · livraiosns · livraisnos · livraisonns · livraisonss · livraisosn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "liaisons" for "livraisons" ever safe?
Which is more common, "liaisons" or "livraisons"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "liaisons" and "livraisons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "liaisons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "livraisons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #368,471 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "liaisons" and "livraisons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "liaisons vs lisons". 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 #368,471 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.