diversesvsdivorcésWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: diverses is a adjective, divorcés is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“diverses” is an adjective and “divorcés” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,860
“diverses” frequency rank
#24,938
“divorcés” frequency rank
26798
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature diverses divorcés
Definition Féminin pluriel de divers. Pluriel de divorcé.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set diverses and divorcés apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
diverses
8 ch
divorcés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: diverses is \di.vɛʁs\ while divorcés is \di.vɔʁ.se\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 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 26798, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

diverses is recorded at frequency rank #1,860, classified as anadj, pronounced \di.vɛʁs\. divorcés is at rank #24,938, tagged as anoun, pronounced \di.vɔʁ.se\.

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 26798, this pair ranks #332,805 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of diverses vs divorcés

Shared letters: dirsv. Private to "diverses": e. Private to "divorcés": coé.

"diverses" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "divorcés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • diversesddiverses · dievrses · diveress · diverrses · diversess · diversse · diversses · divesres

Frequency comparison

diverses#1,860
divorcés#24,938

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "diverses" and "divorcés" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "diverses" is an adjective and "divorcés" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "diverses" or "divorcés"?
"diverses" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,860 in our French list, against #24,938 for "divorcés". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering diverses vs divorcés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “diverses”; for a noun, it's “divorcés”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “diverses” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list