diván

/[d̪iˈβ̞ãn]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#46,502

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

diván is aSpanishnoun. It means: Mueble similar a una cama o sofá ancho, típicamente sin respaldo ni apoyabrazos. Pronounced [d̪iˈβ̞ãn]. Often confused with divo and Durán.

Key facts for diván
PropertyValue
Headworddiván
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪iˈβ̞ãn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#46,502
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of diván in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for diván is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪iˈβ̞ãn]. Corpus data places it at rank #46,502 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for diván, with forms such as "ddiván", "dibán", and "divná". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "divo", "Durán", "dudan", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is diván, spelled D-I-V-Á-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mueble similar a una cama o sofá ancho, típicamente sin respaldo ni apoyabrazos.
  2. 2
    Concejo gubernamental de alto rango en algunas naciones del Oriente Medio y el Magreb, en especial en Turquía.
  3. 3
    Oficial que preside uno de estos concejos.
  4. 4
    Terapia o práctica psicoanalítica, por asociación con el diván₁ en el que el paciente se recostaba para relajarse en las versiones ortodoxas del tratamiento.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddiván,dibán,divná,divván,divánn,diávn,dvián,idván

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for diván

Misspelling Variants of "diván"

ddiván6dibán5divná5divván6divánn6diávn5dvián5idván5
Misspelling Variants of "diván"

Frequency rank: #46,502 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "diván"?
"diván" is spelled D-I-V-Á-N. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪iˈβ̞ãn].
What does "diván" mean?
As a noun, "diván" means: Mueble similar a una cama o sofá ancho, típicamente sin respaldo ni apoyabrazos.
What words are commonly confused with "diván"?
"diván" is commonly confused with "divo", "Durán", "dudan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "diván"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "diván" is [d̪iˈβ̞ãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "diván" come from?
"diván" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.