divers

/[diˈvɛʁs]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#34,590

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

divers is anGermanadj. It means: mehrere, unterschiedliche, zur Auswahl stehende Pronounced [diˈvɛʁs]. Often confused with Dover and Driver.

Key facts for divers
PropertyValue
Headworddivers
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[diˈvɛʁs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#34,590
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of divers in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for divers is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [diˈvɛʁs]. Corpus data places it at rank #34,590 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for divers, with forms such as "ddivers", "dievrs", and "diverrs". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Dover", "Driver", "diverse", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is divers, spelled D-I-V-E-R-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    mehrere, unterschiedliche, zur Auswahl stehende
  2. 2
    vielfältig (in der Ausprägung), verschiedenartig bis hin zu unvereinbar
  3. 3
    weder dem weiblichen noch dem männlichen Geschlecht eindeutig zugehörig, mit uneindeutigem Geschlecht, diversgeschlechtlich, nichtbinär, intergeschlechtlich

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddivers,dievrs,diverrs,diverss,divesr,divres,divvers,dviers,idvers

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for divers

Misspelling Variants of "divers"

ddivers7dievrs6diverrs7diverss7divesr6divres6divvers7dviers6
Misspelling Variants of "divers"

Frequency rank: #34,590 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "divers"?
"divers" is spelled D-I-V-E-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is [diˈvɛʁs].
What does "divers" mean?
As an adj, "divers" means: mehrere, unterschiedliche, zur Auswahl stehende
What words are commonly confused with "divers"?
"divers" is commonly confused with "Dover", "Driver", "diverse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "divers"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "divers" is [diˈvɛʁs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "divers" come from?
"divers" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.