diversifievsdiversitéWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: diversifie is a verb, diversité is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“diversifie” is a verb and “diversité” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#43,885
“diversifie” frequency rank
#3,398
“diversité” frequency rank
47283
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature diversifie diversité
Definition Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de diversifier. État d’un ensemble comportant plusieurs éléments différents ; variété, multiplicité.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set diversifie and diversité apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
diversifie
9 ch
diversité

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: diversifie is \di.vɛʁ.si.fi\ while diversité is \di.vɛʁ.si.te\. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47283, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

diversifie is recorded at frequency rank #43,885, classified as averb, pronounced \di.vɛʁ.si.fi\. diversité is at rank #3,398, tagged as anoun, pronounced \di.vɛʁ.si.te\.

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 47283, this pair ranks #188,163 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of diversifie vs diversité

Shared letters: deirsv. Private to "diversifie": f. Private to "diversité": .

"diversifie" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVV  ·  "diversité" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • diversifieddiversifie · dievrsifie · diverisfie · diverrsifie · diversfiie · diversifei · diversiffie · diversiife

Frequency comparison

diversifie#43,885
diversité#3,398

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "diversifie" and "diversité" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "diversifie" is a verb and "diversité" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "diversifie" or "diversité"?
"diversité" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,398 in our French list, against #43,885 for "diversifie". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering diversifie vs diversité

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “diversifie”; for a noun, it's “diversité”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “diversifie” 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