divot

\di.vo\

/\di.vo\/ noun

The verdict

“divot” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Motte de terre ou de gazon enlevée par la tête de la canne au moment de l’impact.

Corpus desk

Index FR-divot · divot · French

divot · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for divot
PropertyValue
Headworddivot
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\di.vo\
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « divot » en français

divotreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

divot is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \di.vo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Motte de terre ou de gazon enlevée par la tête de la canne au moment de l’impact.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for divot, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 divot, spelled D-I-V-O-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Motte de terre ou de gazon enlevée par la tête de la canne au moment de l’impact.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il avait ramassé son divot et il le brandissait comme un trophée. Puis il revint sur ses pas pour le replacer à l'endroit où il l'avait arraché.
  2. […], ce qui l'emportait chez Sebby, c'était toujours ce sentiment de faire corps avec son élément, au point de ressentir personnellement la blessure d'un terrain maltraité par des vandales, écorché de divots, morceaux de gazon arrachés comme des lambeaux de chair.

Synonyms

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "divot"?
"divot" is spelled D-I-V-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is \di.vo\.
What does "divot" mean?
As a noun, "divot" means: Motte de terre ou de gazon enlevée par la tête de la canne au moment de l’impact.
How do you pronounce "divot"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "divot" is \di.vo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "divot" come from?
"divot" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list