Which to use
“livrer” is a verb and “livreur” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,161
- “livrer” frequency rank
- #14,304
- “livreur” frequency rank
- 18465
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | livrer | livreur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mettre une chose au pouvoir, en la possession de quelqu’un, selon les conventions faites avec lui. | Celui qui livre des marchandises, des colis, au nom d’une compagnie de chemins de fer, d’une maison de commerce, etc. |
Where the eye mixes livrer and livreur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. livrer runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against livreur's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between livrer and livreur
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: livrer is \li.vʁe\ while livreur is \li.vʁœʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18465, 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\. livreur is at rank #14,304, tagged as anoun, pronounced \li.vʁœʁ\.
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 18465, this pair ranks #378,182 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of livrer vs livreur
Shared letters: eilrv. Private to "livrer": -. Private to "livreur": u.
"livrer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "livreur" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "livrer" for "livreur" ever safe?
Which is more common, "livrer" or "livreur"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "livrer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "livreur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #378,182 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "livrer" and "livreur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "livrer vs Livry". 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 #378,182 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.