Which to use
“livrait” is a verb and “livret” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,582
- “livrait” frequency rank
- #6,314
- “livret” frequency rank
- 41896
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | livrait | livret |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif imparfait du verbe livrer. | Petit livre. |
Same sound, different letters: livrait vs livret
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. livrait runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against livret's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - livrait and livret
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: livrait and livret carry the same recorded pronunciation, \li.vʁɛ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41896, 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\. livret is at rank #6,314, tagged as anoun, 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 41896, this pair ranks #229,747 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of livrait vs livret
Shared letters: ilrtv. Private to "livrait": a. Private to "livret": e.
"livrait" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "livret" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "livrait" for "livret" ever safe?
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What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "livrait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "livret" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #229,747 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "livrait" and "livret" 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 #229,747 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.