livraitvslivrantWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“livrait” and “livrant” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#35,582
“livrait” frequency rank
#25,030
“livrant” frequency rank
60612
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature livrait livrant
Definition Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif imparfait du verbe livrer. Participe présent de livrer.

Where the eye mixes livrait and livrant

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. livrait (CVCCVVC) and livrant (CVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
livrait
7 ch
livrant

Look-alike desk: livrait vs livrant

A purely visual mix-up. livrait (\li.vʁɛ\) and livrant (\li.vʁɑ̃\) 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 a single letter - i in “livrait” becomes n in “livrant”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60612, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

livrait is recorded at frequency rank #35,582, classified as averb, pronounced \li.vʁɛ\. livrant is at rank #25,030, tagged as averb, pronounced \li.vʁɑ̃\.

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 60612, this pair ranks #96,731 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of livrait vs livrant

Shared letters: ailrtv. Private to "livrait": -. Private to "livrant": n.

"livrait" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC  ·  "livrant" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • livrait ← ilvrait · lirvait · livarit · livraitt · livrati · livriat · livrrait · livvrait
  • livrant ← ilvrant · lirvant · livarnt · livrannt · livrantt · livratn · livrnat · livrrant

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "livrait" and "livrant" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\li.vʁɛ\ versus \li.vʁɑ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "livrait" vs "livrant" - which ranks higher?
"livrant" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,030 in our French list, against #35,582 for "livrait". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "livrait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "livrant" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #96,731 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "livrait" and "livrant" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lavait vs livrait". 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 #96,731 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list