Which to use
“divines” and “divisé” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,233
- “divines” frequency rank
- #6,811
- “divisé” frequency rank
- 29044
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | divines | divisé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de divin. | Qui ne penche ni dans un sens ni dans un autre ; hésitant, indécis. |
Where the eye mixes divines and divisé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: divines vs divisé
A purely visual mix-up. divines (\di.vin\) and divisé (\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 29044, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
divines is recorded at frequency rank #22,233, classified as anadj, pronounced \di.vin\. divisé is at rank #6,811, 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 29044, this pair ranks #319,071 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of divines vs divisé
Shared letters: disv. Private to "divines": en. Private to "divisé": é.
"divines" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "divisé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- divines ← ddivines · diivnes · diviens · diviness · divinnes · divinse · divnies · divvines
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "divines" and "divisé" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "divines" or "divisé"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "divines" and "divisé" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "divines" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "divisé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #319,071 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "divines" and "divisé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diminués vs divines". 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 #319,071 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.