Which to use
“divine” and “divins” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,286
- “divine” frequency rank
- #30,980
- “divins” frequency rank
- 37266
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | divine | divins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de divin. | Masculin pluriel de divin. |
Where the eye mixes divine and divins
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. divine (CVCVCV) and divins (CVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses divine with divins
A purely visual mix-up. divine (\di.vin\) and divins (\di.vɛ̃\) 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 a single letter - e in “divine” becomes s in “divins”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37266, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
divine is recorded at frequency rank #6,286, classified as anadj, pronounced \di.vin\. divins is at rank #30,980, tagged as anadj, pronounced \di.vɛ̃\.
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 37266, this pair ranks #263,694 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of divine vs divins
Shared letters: dinv. Private to "divine": e. Private to "divins": s.
"divine" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "divins" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "divine" for "divins" ever safe?
Frequency check: "divine" vs "divins" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "divine" and "divins" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "divine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "divins" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #263,694 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "divine" and "divins" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "devins vs divins". 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 #263,694 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.