Which to use
“divisé” is an adjective and “divisées” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,811
- “divisé” frequency rank
- #22,830
- “divisées” frequency rank
- 29641
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | divisé | divisées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui ne penche ni dans un sens ni dans un autre ; hésitant, indécis. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de diviser. |
Same sound, different letters: divisé vs divisées
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. divisé runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against divisées's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - divisé / divisées
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: divisé and divisées carry the same recorded pronunciation, \di.vi.ze\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “divisé” sits inside “divisées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29641, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
divisé is recorded at frequency rank #6,811, classified as anadj, pronounced \di.vi.ze\. divisées is at rank #22,830, tagged as averb, 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 29641, this pair ranks #315,403 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of divisé vs divisées
Shared letters: disvé. Private to "divisé": -. Private to "divisées": e.
"divisé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "divisées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "divisé" and "divisées" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "divisé" or "divisées"?
After this comparison
"divisé" and "divisées" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "divisé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "divisées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #315,403 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "divisé" and "divisées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "divisées vs diviseur". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #315,403 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.