Which to use
“déversé” and “divers” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,440
- “déversé” frequency rank
- #1,257
- “divers” frequency rank
- 45697
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déversé | divers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est penché d’un côté. | Qui est de nature ou de qualité différente, ou qui présente plusieurs faces, plusieurs apparences. |
Where the eye mixes déversé and divers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between déversé and divers
A purely visual mix-up. déversé (\de.vɛʁ.se\) and divers (\di.vɛʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45697, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déversé is recorded at frequency rank #44,440, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.vɛʁ.se\. divers is at rank #1,257, tagged as anadj, pronounced \di.vɛʁ\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 45697, this pair ranks #200,726 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déversé vs divers
Shared letters: dersv. Private to "déversé": é. Private to "divers": i.
"déversé" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "divers" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- divers ← ddivers · dievrs · diverrs · diverss · divesr · divres · divvers · dviers
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "déversé" and "divers" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "déversé" or "divers"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "déversé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "divers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #200,726 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déversé" and "divers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Demers vs déversé". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #200,726 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.