Which to use
“déverser” is a verb and “diverses” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,709
- “déverser” frequency rank
- #1,860
- “diverses” frequency rank
- 28569
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déverser | diverses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Faire couler de l’eau d’un lieu dans un autre. | Féminin pluriel de divers. |
Where the eye mixes déverser and diverses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses déverser with diverses
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: déverser is \de.vɛʁ.se\ while diverses is \di.vɛʁs\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28569, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déverser is recorded at frequency rank #26,709, classified as averb, pronounced \de.vɛʁ.se\. diverses is at rank #1,860, tagged as anadj, pronounced \di.vɛʁs\.
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 28569, this pair ranks #321,977 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déverser vs diverses
Shared letters: dersv. Private to "déverser": é. Private to "diverses": i.
"déverser" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "diverses" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- diverses ← ddiverses · dievrses · diveress · diverrses · diversess · diversse · diversses · divesres
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déverser" and "diverses" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "déverser" or "diverses"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "déverser" and "diverses" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "déverser" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "diverses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #321,977 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déverser" and "diverses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déversé vs déverser". 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 #321,977 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.