divo

\di.vo\

/\di.vo\/ noun

The verdict

“divo” is an uncommon French word, ranked #88,535 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#88,535
frequency rank, French
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Chanteur, notamment cantateur d’art lyrique, de grand talent.

Key facts for divo
PropertyValue
Headworddivo
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\di.vo\
Letters4
Frequency rank#88,535
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “divo” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). divo lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for divo is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \di.vo\. Corpus data places it at rank #88,535 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for divo in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data; without a documented etymology, its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme. The correct French form is divo, spelled D-I-V-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Chanteur, notamment cantateur d’art lyrique, de grand talent.
  2. 2
    Homme vaniteux au comportement difficile, capricieux et exigeant.
  3. 3
    Grande vedette, notamment au temps du cinéma muet.

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 "divo"?
"divo" is spelled D-I-V-O. The IPA pronunciation is \di.vo\.
What does "divo" mean?
As a noun, "divo" means: Chanteur, notamment cantateur d’art lyrique, de grand talent.
How do you pronounce "divo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "divo" is \di.vo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "divo" come from?
"divo" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “divo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is D-I-V-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \di.vo\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list