divider
/dɪˈvaɪdə(ɹ)/noun
divider is spelled D-I-V-I-D-E-R: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,565th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, divider means “One who or that which divides or separates” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of divider is dividers.
How many letters and syllables are in divider?
| Letters | 7: D-I-V-I-D-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,565th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 divider?
Divider appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,565th 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 divider?
- UK /dɪˈvaɪdə(ɹ)/
Divider has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-divider.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with divider?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as divider from its last stressed vowel (/aɪdə/, British pronunciation):
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 divider
- dividers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does divider mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who or that which divides or separates.
- 2
A physical object for dividing up a space.
- 3
A piece of card placed in a ring binder to separate groups of documents.
- 4
An electronic device for separating a signal, frequency, etc., into two or more parts.
- 5
A device resembling a drawing compass and used to transfer measurements of length.
- 6
The median (US) or central reservation (UK) of a highway or other road where traffic in opposite directions are kept separated.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Divider in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | séparateur, intercalaire , terre-plein |
| German | Trennwand, Teiler |
| Portuguese | divisor, separador , separadora |
| Spanish | separador |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does divider come from?
From divide + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).