Which to use
“diminués” and “divines” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,830
- “diminués” frequency rank
- #22,233
- “divines” frequency rank
- 70063
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | diminués | divines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de diminué. | Féminin pluriel de divin. |
Where the eye mixes diminués and divines
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. diminués runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against divines's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: diminués vs divines
A purely visual mix-up. diminués (\di.mi.nɥe\) and divines (\di.vin\) 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 70063, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
diminués is recorded at frequency rank #47,830, classified as anadj, pronounced \di.mi.nɥe\. divines is at rank #22,233, tagged as anadj, pronounced \di.vin\.
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 70063, this pair ranks #52,795 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of diminués vs divines
Shared letters: dins. Private to "diminués": mué. Private to "divines": ev.
"diminués" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "divines" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- divines ← ddivines · diivnes · diviens · diviness · divinnes · divinse · divnies · divvines
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "diminués" and "divines" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "diminués" or "divines" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "diminués" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "divines" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,795 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "diminués" and "divines" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diminués vs dominus". 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 #52,795 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.