livréevslivrerWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: livrée is a noun, livrer is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“livrée” is a noun and “livrer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#10,026
“livrée” frequency rank
#4,161
“livrer” frequency rank
14187
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature livrée livrer
Definition Uniforme, tenue caractéristique d’une maison, que portent les domestiques. Mettre une chose au pouvoir, en la possession de quelqu’un, selon les conventions faites avec lui.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set livrée and livrer apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
livrée
6 ch
livrer

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: livrée and livrer carry the same recorded pronunciation, \li.vʁe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14187, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

livrée is recorded at frequency rank #10,026, classified as anoun, pronounced \li.vʁe\. livrer is at rank #4,161, tagged as averb, pronounced \li.vʁe\.

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 14187, this pair ranks #397,780 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of livrée vs livrer

Shared letters: eilrv. Private to "livrée": é. Private to "livrer": -.

"livrée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV  ·  "livrer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • livrerilvrer · lirver · liverr · livrerr · livrrer · livvrer · llivrer · lvirer

Frequency comparison

livrée#10,026
livrer#4,161

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "livrée" and "livrer" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "livrée" is a noun and "livrer" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "livrée" or "livrer"?
"livrer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,161 in our French list, against #10,026 for "livrée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering livrée vs livrer

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “livrée”; for a verb, it's “livrer”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “livrée” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list