Which to use
“div” and “Drs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,407
- “div” frequency rank
- #45,556
- “Drs” frequency rank
- 72963
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | div | Drs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Type de balise HTML servant à délimiter un bloc de texte d’une ou plusieurs lignes. | Pluriel de Dr ou Dʳ. |
Where the eye mixes div and Drs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Why the eye confuses div with Drs
A purely visual mix-up. div (\div\) and Drs (\dɔk.tœʁ\) 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 72963, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
div is recorded at frequency rank #27,407, classified as anoun, pronounced \div\. Drs is at rank #45,556, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dɔk.tœʁ\.
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 72963, this pair ranks #42,185 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of div vs Drs
Shared letters: d. Private to "div": iv. Private to "Drs": rs.
"div" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Drs" · 3 letters · shape CCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "div" for "Drs" ever safe?
Frequency check: "div" vs "Drs" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "div" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Drs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,185 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "div" and "Drs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dray vs Drs". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #42,185 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.