diva
/ˈdiː.və/
"diva" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“diva” has 5 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #16,693. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #16,693
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Any female celebrity, usually a well known singer or actress.
Corpus desk
Index EN-diva · diva · English
diva · rank #16,693 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #16,693
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH disparity
Nearest frequency peer: disparity (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “diva”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Dickinson
Dickinson
83,310 corpus weight
- disparity
disparity
83,309 corpus weight
- diva
diva
83,308 corpus weight
- divert
divert
83,307 corpus weight
- DLC
DLC
83,306 corpus weight
- drawers
drawers
83,305 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “diva” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | diva |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈdiː.və/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #16,693 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “diva” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around diva (IPA /ˈdiː.və/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,693 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for diva, with forms such as "ddiva", "diav", and "divva". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "DV", "DNA", "DVD", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Italian diva (“diva, goddess”), from Latin dīva (“goddess”), female of dīvus (“divine, divine one; notably a deified mortal”), from Old Latin deivā, from Proto-Italic *deiwā (“goddess”), feminine of *deiwos (“god”), from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“g… The correct English form is diva, spelled D-I-V-A.
Definition
- 1Any female celebrity, usually a well known singer or actress.
- 2A person with an inflated sense of self, who has high expectations of others, and who is extremely demanding and fussy when it comes to personal privileges.
- 3A person who slays in a confident and feminine manner.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how diva appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Who is this DIVA 💜.
Etymology
From Italian diva (“diva, goddess”), from Latin dīva (“goddess”), female of dīvus (“divine, divine one; notably a deified mortal”), from Old Latin deivā, from Proto-Italic *deiwā (“goddess”), feminine of *deiwos (“god”), from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddiva
- diav
- divva
- dvia
- idva
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of diva - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "diva", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.