divisible
[dɪˈvɪzɪbəɫ]
"divisible" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“divisible” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #42,103. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #42,103
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Capable of being divided or split.
Corpus desk
Index EN-divisible · divisible · English
divisible · rank #42,103 · 14 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #42,103
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 14 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH diurnal
Nearest frequency peer: diurnal (-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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “divisible”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- disorientat…
disorientation
57,901 corpus weight
- diurnal
diurnal
57,899 corpus weight
- divisible
divisible
57,898 corpus weight
- domineering
domineering
57,897 corpus weight
- dominos
dominos
57,896 corpus weight
- dura
dura
57,892 corpus weight
What this shows “divisible” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
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 | divisible |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [dɪˈvɪzɪbəɫ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #42,103 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “divisible”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around divisible (IPA [dɪˈvɪzɪbəɫ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #42,103 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for divisible, with forms such as "ddivisible", "diivsible", and "diviisble". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "divisive", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: PIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle English divisible, from Old French, from Late Latin divisibilis, from the verb Latin divido. The correct English form is divisible, spelled D-I-V-I-S-I-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Capable of being divided or split.
- 2Capable of being divided or split.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how divisible appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Near-synonyms: separable, separatable
Just as 12 is divisible by 3, so is 48 divisible by 12.
Etymology
PIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle English divisible, from Old French, from Late Latin divisibilis, from the verb Latin divido.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddivisible
- diivsible
- diviisble
- divisable
- divisbile
- divisibble
- divisibel
- divisiblle
- divisilbe
- divissible
- divsiible
- divvisible
- dviisible
- idvisible
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of divisible - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "divisible", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).