Which to use
“diriger” and “diviser” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,911
- “diriger” frequency rank
- #8,985
- “diviser” frequency rank
- 12896
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | diriger | diviser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Conduire en exerçant un pouvoir, un commandement. | Séparer en parties ; morceler ; fractionner. |
Where the eye mixes diriger and diviser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: diriger vs diviser
A purely visual mix-up. diriger (\di.ʁi.ʒe\) and diviser (\di.vi.ze\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12896, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
diriger is recorded at frequency rank #3,911, classified as averb, pronounced \di.ʁi.ʒe\. diviser is at rank #8,985, tagged as averb, pronounced \di.vi.ze\.
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 12896, this pair ranks #403,296 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of diriger vs diviser
Shared letters: deir. Private to "diriger": g. Private to "diviser": sv.
"diriger" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "diviser" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "diriger" and "diviser" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "diriger" or "diviser"?
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 "diriger" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "diviser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #403,296 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "diriger" and "diviser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diviser vs diviseur". 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 #403,296 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.