Which to use
“divine” and “divisés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,286
- “divine” frequency rank
- #13,571
- “divisés” frequency rank
- 19857
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | divine | divisés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de divin. | Masculin pluriel de divisé. |
Where the eye mixes divine and divisés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses divine with divisés
A purely visual mix-up. divine (\di.vin\) and divisés (\di.vi.ze\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19857, 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\. divisés is at rank #13,571, tagged as anadj, pronounced \di.vi.ze\.
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 19857, this pair ranks #371,193 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of divine vs divisés
Shared letters: div. Private to "divine": en. Private to "divisés": sé.
"divine" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "divisés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- divine ← ddivine · diivne · divien · divinne · divnie · divvine · dviine · idvine
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "divine" and "divisés" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "divine" or "divisés" show up more?
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 "divine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "divisés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #371,193 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "divine" and "divisés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "divisés vs diviseur". 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 #371,193 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.