# divider

> English word · Noun · IPA /dɪˈvaɪdə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #36,527

## Definitions
1. One who or that which divides or separates.
2. One who or that which divides or separates.
3. One who or that which divides or separates.
4. One who or that which divides or separates.
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.

## Etymology
PIE word
 *dwóh₁
From divide + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **divine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/divider-vs-divine)
- **diver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diver-vs-divider)
- **divide** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/divide-vs-divider)
- **divided** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/divided-vs-divider)
- **decider** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decider-vs-divider)
- **dividend** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dividend-vs-divider)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ddivider`, `diivder`, `divdier`, `dividder`, `dividerr`, `dividre`, `diviedr`, `divvider`, `dviider`, `idvider`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/divider