divisor
/dɪˈvaɪ.zə(ɹ)/
"divisor" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“divisor” is an uncommon English word, ranked #57,979 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #57,979
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - In an expression involving division, the number by which another number is being divided.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | divisor |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /dɪˈvaɪ.zə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #57,979 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “divisor” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for divisor is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /dɪˈvaɪ.zə(ɹ)/. Corpus data places it at rank #57,979 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
divisor has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is divisor, spelled D-I-V-I-S-O-R.
Definition
- 1In an expression involving division, the number by which another number is being divided.
- 2An integer that divides another integer an integral number of times, the former being called a divisor of the latter.
- 3An integer that divides another integer an integral number of times, the former being called a divisor of the latter.
- 4Any of several kinds of formal object associated to an algebraic variety, scheme, etc., which play a role similar to that of homology or cohomology groups in the study of topological spaces.
- 5Any of several kinds of formal object associated to an algebraic variety, scheme, etc., which play a role similar to that of homology or cohomology groups in the study of topological spaces.
- 6Any of several kinds of formal object associated to an algebraic variety, scheme, etc., which play a role similar to that of homology or cohomology groups in the study of topological spaces.
This word in other languages
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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Using “divisor”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-I-V-I-S-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /dɪˈvaɪ.zə(ɹ)/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.