Which to use
“divins” and “divisé” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,980
- “divins” frequency rank
- #6,811
- “divisé” frequency rank
- 37791
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | divins | divisé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de divin. | Qui ne penche ni dans un sens ni dans un autre ; hésitant, indécis. |
Where the eye mixes divins and divisé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. divins (CVCVCC) and divisé (CVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: divins vs divisé
A purely visual mix-up. divins (\di.vɛ̃\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37791, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
divins is recorded at frequency rank #30,980, classified as anadj, pronounced \di.vɛ̃\. 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 37791, this pair ranks #259,903 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of divins vs divisé
Shared letters: disv. Private to "divins": n. Private to "divisé": é.
"divins" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "divisé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- divins ← ddivins · diivns · divinns · divinss · divisn · divnis · divvins · dviins
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "divins" for "divisé" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "divins" 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 #259,903 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "divins" and "divisé" 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 #259,903 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.