Which to use
“diverse” is an adjective and “divorce” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,937
- “diverse” frequency rank
- #5,024
- “divorce” frequency rank
- 29961
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | diverse | divorce |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de divers. | Dissolution judiciaire du mariage. |
Where the eye mixes diverse and divorce
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. diverse and divorce follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between diverse and divorce
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: diverse is \di.vɛʁs\ while divorce is \di.vɔʁs\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29961, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
diverse is recorded at frequency rank #24,937, classified as anadj, pronounced \di.vɛʁs\. divorce is at rank #5,024, tagged as anoun, pronounced \di.vɔʁs\.
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 29961, this pair ranks #313,363 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of diverse vs divorce
Shared letters: deirv. Private to "diverse": s. Private to "divorce": co.
"diverse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "divorce" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "diverse" for "divorce" ever safe?
Frequency check: "diverse" vs "divorce" - which ranks higher?
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 "diverse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "divorce" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #313,363 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "diverse" and "divorce" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disease vs diverse". 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 #313,363 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.