Which to use
“divers” is an adjective and “drivers” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,257
- “divers” frequency rank
- #36,807
- “drivers” frequency rank
- 38064
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | divers | drivers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est de nature ou de qualité différente, ou qui présente plusieurs faces, plusieurs apparences. | Pluriel de driver. |
Where the eye mixes divers and drivers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between divers and drivers
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: divers is \di.vɛʁ\ while drivers is \dʁaj.vœʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38064, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
divers is recorded at frequency rank #1,257, classified as anadj, pronounced \di.vɛʁ\. drivers is at rank #36,807, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dʁaj.vœʁ\.
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 38064, this pair ranks #257,928 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of divers vs drivers
Shared letters: deirsv. Private to "divers": -. Private to "drivers": -.
"divers" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "drivers" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "divers" for "drivers" ever safe?
Which is more common, "divers" or "drivers"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "divers" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "drivers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #257,928 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "divers" and "drivers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dériver vs drivers". 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 #257,928 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.