divisible

\di.vi.zibl\

/\di.vi.zibl\/ adj

The verdict

“divisible” is uncommon French (frequency #51,414 among 5,307 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,414
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui peut être divisé.

Corpus desk

Index FR-divisible · divisible · French

divisible · rank #51,414 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,414
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH distillée

Nearest frequency peer: distillée (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « divisible »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « divisible » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for divisible
PropertyValue
Headworddivisible
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\di.vi.zibl\
Letters9
Frequency rank#51,414
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « divisible » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).divisibletombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « distillée » (#51,413), « diss » (#51,412), « dirhams » (#51,411). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « divisible » est au #51,414. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

divisible is uncommon French at frequency #51,414 among 5,307 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \di.vi.zibl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for divisible in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is divisible, spelled D-I-V-I-S-I-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui peut être divisé.
  2. 2
    Qui est multiple du nombre spécifié, qui admet pour diviseur le nombre spécifié, en parlant d’un nombre entier. — Note d’usage : Le terme est suivi de la préposition par.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Plusieurs philosophes disent que la matière est divisible à l’infini.
  2. Douze est divisible par quatre.

Antonyms

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "divisible"?
"divisible" is spelled D-I-V-I-S-I-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \di.vi.zibl\.
What does "divisible" mean?
As an adjective, "divisible" means: Qui peut être divisé.
How do you pronounce "divisible"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "divisible" is \di.vi.zibl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list