divan

\di.vɑ̃\

/\di.vɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“divan” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #19,509. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,509
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Conseil suprême, tribunal, assemblée de notables, de l’Empire ottoman, qui siégeaient sur des coussins.

Corpus desk

Index FR-divan · divan · French

divan · rank #19,509 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,509
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH diminuant

Nearest frequency peer: diminuant (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « divan »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « divan » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

divan vs dive
60% similar
divan vs divin
80% similar
divan vs Dylan
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for divan
PropertyValue
Headworddivan
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\di.vɑ̃\
Letters5
Frequency rank#19,509
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « divan »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.divanse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « diminuant » (#19,508), « divergence » (#19,510), « digitales » (#19,507). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « divan » est au #19,509. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around divan (IPA \di.vɑ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,509 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for divan, with forms such as "ddivan", "diavn", and "divann". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "dive", "divin", "Dylan", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is divan, spelled D-I-V-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Conseil suprême, tribunal, assemblée de notables, de l’Empire ottoman, qui siégeaient sur des coussins.
  2. 2
    Le conseil du Grand Turc, le ministère ottoman.
  3. 3
    Salle de réception, parfois garnie de coussins, dans certains pays orientaux.
  4. 4
    Sofa sans dossier et garni de coussins.
  5. 5
    Canapé.
  6. 6
    Psychanalyse.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how divan appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le gouverneur nous emmena à son divan, fit comparaître le chef des Maugrebins, instruisit l'affaire, et dit, […].
  2. Le grand vizir était le chef du divan.

This word in other languages

divan(English)diván(Español)Liege(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddivan
  • diavn
  • divann
  • divna
  • divvan
  • dvian
  • idvan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of divan - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddivan1diavn2divann1divna2divvan1dvian2idvan2
Edit distance from "divan"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "divan"?
"divan" is spelled D-I-V-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is \di.vɑ̃\.
What does "divan" mean?
As a noun, "divan" means: Conseil suprême, tribunal, assemblée de notables, de l’Empire ottoman, qui siégeaient sur des coussins.
What words are commonly confused with "divan"?
"divan" is commonly confused with "dive", "divin", "Dylan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "divan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "divan" is \di.vɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "divan" come from?
"divan" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "divan", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Denys#19,504ernst#19,536clone#19,481Habib#19,554

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

douala7 variantsDarren7 variantsharpe7 variantskiller7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list