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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "livrait" and "livrant" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "livrait" vs "livrant" - which ranks higher?
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.