Which to use
“dive” and “divers” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,223
- “dive” frequency rank
- #1,257
- “divers” frequency rank
- 42480
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dive | divers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est divine. | Qui est de nature ou de qualité différente, ou qui présente plusieurs faces, plusieurs apparences. |
Where the eye mixes dive and divers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dive and divers
A purely visual mix-up. dive (\div\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “dive” sits inside “divers”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42480, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dive is recorded at frequency rank #41,223, classified as anadj, pronounced \div\. 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 42480, this pair ranks #225,295 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dive vs divers
Shared letters: deiv. Private to "dive": -. Private to "divers": rs.
"dive" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "divers" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dive" for "divers" ever safe?
Which is more common, "dive" or "divers"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dive" and "divers" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dive" 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 #225,295 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dive" and "divers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diez vs dive". 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 #225,295 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.