division

\di.vi.zjɔ̃\

/\di.vi.zjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“division” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,994. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,994
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de diviser.

Corpus desk

Index FR-division · division · French

division · rank #1,994 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,994
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH Distribution

Nearest frequency peer: Distribution (-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 « division »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « division » 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).

division vs divisions
89% similar
division vs dérision
75% similar
division vs decision
75% similar

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

Key facts for division
PropertyValue
Headworddivision
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\di.vi.zjɔ̃\
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,994
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « division »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).divisionse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Distribution » (#1,993), « dr » (#1,995), « discussion » (#1,992). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « division » est au #1,994. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around division (IPA \di.vi.zjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,994 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 17 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for division, with forms such as "ddivision", "diivsion", and "diviison". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "divisions", "dérision", "decision", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is division, spelled D-I-V-I-S-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de diviser.
  2. 2
    Action de diviser.
  3. 3
    Action de diviser.
  4. 4
    Action de diviser.
  5. 5
    Action de diviser.
  6. 6
    Graduation, marque qui divise.
  7. 7
    Élément d’un ensemble divisé.
  8. 8
    Direction opérationnelle.
  9. 9
    Direction opérationnelle.
  10. 10
    Unité ou détachement tactique qui possède organiquement les armes et les services nécessaires à un combat d’une certaine durée ; elle se situe entre le corps d’armée et la brigade (ou le régiment).
  11. 11
    Désunion, opposition.
  12. 12
    Distribution entre plusieurs personnes ou catégories de personnes.
  13. 13
    Deuxième rang phylogénétique de la hiérarchie codifiée de la taxinomie.
  14. 14
    Trait d’union utilisé pour marquer la coupure d’un mot en fin de ligne — (Unicode : ‐ (U+2010) ou plus souvent - (U+002D)).
  15. 15
    Niveau de championnat, regroupant des équipes destinées à se rencontrer. Les trois premiers niveaux d'un championnat sont désignés par les termes D1, D2 et D3.
  16. 16
    Enseignement d’une année scolaire d’un niveau déterminé.
  17. 17
    Groupe d’élèves suivant les enseignements ensemble.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La division d’un entrepôt en plusieurs appartements.
  2. Le but de ces programmes, évidemment, est d’être si nazes et inregardables que les enfants préféreraient être encore en classe. Ainsi, quand ils doivent se lever le lendemain matin et se coltiner des divisions complexes, ils se diront : Au moins, je ne suis pas entrain de regarder ces affreux films à la maison.

Synonyms

fragmentationmorcellementrépartitionsegmentationbranchedomainesectionspécialitébisbilledésaccorddésunionrupturezizanieembranchementphylumclasse

Antonyms

fusiongroupementmultiplicationrassemblementunionensemblegroupementrassemblementtotalaccordententeharmonie

This word in other languages

division(English)división(Español)Division(Deutsch)divisão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddivision
  • diivsion
  • diviison
  • divisino
  • divisionn
  • divisoin
  • divission
  • divsiion
  • divvision
  • dviision
  • idvision

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of division - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddivision1diivsion2diviison2divisino2divisionn1divisoin2divission1divsiion2
Edit distance from "division"

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 "division"?
"division" is spelled D-I-V-I-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \di.vi.zjɔ̃\.
What does "division" mean?
As a noun, "division" means: Action de diviser.
What words are commonly confused with "division"?
"division" is commonly confused with "divisions", "dérision", "decision". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "division"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "division" is \di.vi.zjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "division" come from?
"division" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

montagne#2,001médecine#2,002produire#1,969Toulouse#2,020

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

chômage11 variantsparlent11 variantsportant11 variantsrestent11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list