Which to use
“divisé” is an adjective and “diviser” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,811
- “divisé” frequency rank
- #8,985
- “diviser” frequency rank
- 15796
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | divisé | diviser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui ne penche ni dans un sens ni dans un autre ; hésitant, indécis. | Séparer en parties ; morceler ; fractionner. |
Same sound, different letters: divisé vs diviser
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - divisé and diviser
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: divisé and diviser 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15796, 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\. diviser is at rank #8,985, 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 15796, this pair ranks #390,809 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of divisé vs diviser
Shared letters: disv. Private to "divisé": é. Private to "diviser": er.
"divisé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "diviser" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- diviser ← ddiviser · diivser · diviesr · diviserr · divisre · divisser · divsier · divviser
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "divisé" and "diviser" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "divisé" or "diviser" show up more?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "divisé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "diviser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #390,809 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "divisé" and "diviser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diviser 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 #390,809 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.