divers

[diˈvɛʁs]

/[diˈvɛʁs]/ adj

The verdict

“divers” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,590. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,590
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mehrere, unterschiedliche, zur Auswahl stehende

Corpus desk

Index DE-divers · divers · German

divers · rank #34,590 · 9 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,590
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH disease

Nearest frequency peer: disease (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „divers“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „divers“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

divers vs Dover
50% similar
divers vs Driver
50% similar
divers vs diverse
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „divers“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).diversliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „disease“ (#34,589), „dominierenden“ (#34,591), „diplomatischer“ (#34,588). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „divers“ bei #34,590. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around divers (IPA [diˈvɛʁs]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #34,590 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for divers, with forms such as "ddivers", "dievrs", and "diverrs". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Dover", "Driver", "diverse", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is divers, spelled D-I-V-E-R-S.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how divers appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Wir haben diverse Möglichkeiten, um den Fall zu lösen.
  2. „Was haben ein 200 Tonnen schwerer Blauwal, eine rund 1,5 Gramm leichte Hummelfledermaus, ein Mensch und ein Nacktmull gemeinsam? Sie alle gehören zu den Plazentatieren, der grössten und diversesten systematischen Einheit innerhalb der Säugetiere.“

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddivers
  • dievrs
  • diverrs
  • diverss
  • divesr
  • divres
  • divvers
  • dviers
  • idvers

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of divers - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddivers1dievrs2diverrs1diverss1divesr2divres2divvers1dviers2
Edit distance from "divers"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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 adjective, "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's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "divers", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list