livrervslivreraWhat's the difference?

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

#4,161
“livrer” frequency rank
#38,898
“livrera” frequency rank
43059
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature livrer livrera
Definition Mettre une chose au pouvoir, en la possession de quelqu’un, selon les conventions faites avec lui. Troisième personne du singulier du futur de livrer.

Where the eye mixes livrer and livrera

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. livrer runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against livrera's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
livrer
7 ch
livrera

Look-alike desk: livrer vs livrera

A purely visual mix-up. livrer (\li.vʁe\) and livrera (\li.vʁə.ʁa\) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “livrer” sits inside “livrera”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43059, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

livrer is recorded at frequency rank #4,161, classified as averb, pronounced \li.vʁe\. livrera is at rank #38,898, tagged as averb, pronounced \li.vʁə.ʁa\.

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 43059, this pair ranks #220,936 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of livrer vs livrera

Shared letters: eilrv. Private to "livrer": -. Private to "livrera": a.

"livrer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "livrera" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • livrer ← ilvrer · lirver · liverr · livrerr · livrrer · livvrer · llivrer · lvirer
  • livrera ← ilvrera · lirvera · liverra · livrear · livrerra · livrrea · livrrera · livvrera

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "livrer" and "livrera" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\li.vʁe\ versus \li.vʁə.ʁa\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "livrer" or "livrera"?
"livrer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,161 in our French list, against #38,898 for "livrera". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "livrer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "livrera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #220,936 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "livrer" and "livrera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "livra vs livrera". 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 #220,936 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