Which to use
“livrait” is a verb and “livrets” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,582
- “livrait” frequency rank
- #20,778
- “livrets” frequency rank
- 56360
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | livrait | livrets |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif imparfait du verbe livrer. | Pluriel de livret. |
Same sound, different letters: livrait vs livrets
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. livrait (CVCCVVC) and livrets (CVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - livrait / livrets
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: livrait and livrets 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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56360, 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\. livrets is at rank #20,778, 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 56360, this pair ranks #121,560 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of livrait vs livrets
Shared letters: ilrtv. Private to "livrait": a. Private to "livrets": es.
"livrait" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "livrets" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "livrait" and "livrets" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "livrait" or "livrets" show up more?
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 "livrets" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #121,560 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "livrait" and "livrets" 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 #121,560 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.