Which to use
“livra” and “livrait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,712
- “livra” frequency rank
- #35,582
- “livrait” frequency rank
- 81294
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | livra | livrait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de livrer. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif imparfait du verbe livrer. |
Where the eye mixes livra and livrait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. livra runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against livrait's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between livra and livrait
A purely visual mix-up. livra (\li.vʁa\) and livrait (\li.vʁɛ\) 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 extra letter(s) - “livra” sits inside “livrait”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81294, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
livra is recorded at frequency rank #45,712, classified as averb, pronounced \li.vʁa\. livrait is at rank #35,582, tagged as averb, pronounced \li.vʁɛ\.
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 81294, this pair ranks #19,055 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of livra vs livrait
Shared letters: ailrv. Private to "livra": -. Private to "livrait": t.
"livra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "livrait" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "livra" and "livrait" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "livra" vs "livrait" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "livra" and "livrait" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "livra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "livrait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,055 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "livra" and "livrait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "livra vs Livry". 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 #19,055 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.