div
/ˈdɪv/noun, verb
div is spelled D-I-V: 3 letters. It appears 2.3 times per million words in written English, the 17,813th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, div means “A function, implemented in many programming languages, that returns the result of a division of two integers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of div is divs.
How many letters and syllables are in div?
| Letters | 3: D-I-V |
|---|---|
| In writing | 2.3 times per million words; the 17,813th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is div?
Div appears 2.3 times per million words in written English, the 17,813th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce div?
- /ˈdɪv/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-div.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with div?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as div.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: vid.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of div
- divs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does div mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A function, implemented in many programming languages, that returns the result of a division of two integers.
- 2
A section of a web page, or the div element that represents it in HTML code.
- 3
UKA division; a lesson.
- 4
UKdivision; a subject with multidisciplinary scope.
- 5
A division.
- 6
Divergence; a kind of differential operator.
- 7
IrelandUKslangDivinity, as a school subject.
- 8
IrelandUKslangA foolish person; an idiot.
- 9
Alternative form of daeva.
verb
- 1
Abbreviation of divide.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does div come from?
Clipping of division.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).