Which to use
“livres” and “livreur” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #903
- “livres” frequency rank
- #14,304
- “livreur” frequency rank
- 15207
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | livres | livreur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de livre (ouvrage qu’on lit). | 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 livres and livreur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. livres 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.
Look-alike desk: livres vs livreur
A purely visual mix-up. livres (\livʁ\) and livreur (\li.vʁœʁ\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15207, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
livres is recorded at frequency rank #903, classified as anoun, pronounced \livʁ\. 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 15207, this pair ranks #393,368 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of livres vs livreur
Shared letters: eilrv. Private to "livres": s. Private to "livreur": u.
"livres" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "livreur" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "livres" and "livreur" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "livres" vs "livreur" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "livres" 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 #393,368 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "livres" and "livreur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "livrera vs livreur". 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 #393,368 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.