Which to use
“divisé” is an adjective and “diviseur” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,811
- “divisé” frequency rank
- #45,552
- “diviseur” frequency rank
- 52363
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | divisé | diviseur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui ne penche ni dans un sens ni dans un autre ; hésitant, indécis. | Nombre par lequel on divise un autre nombre, ce dernier étant appelé le dividende. |
Where the eye mixes divisé and diviseur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. divisé runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against diviseur's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between divisé and diviseur
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: divisé is \di.vi.ze\ while diviseur is \di.vi.zœʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52363, 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\. diviseur is at rank #45,552, tagged as anoun, pronounced \di.vi.zœʁ\.
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 52363, this pair ranks #148,247 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of divisé vs diviseur
Shared letters: disv. Private to "divisé": é. Private to "diviseur": eru.
"divisé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "diviseur" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- diviseur ← ddiviseur · diivseur · diviesur · diviseru · diviseurr · divisseur · divisuer · divsieur
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "divisé" for "diviseur" ever safe?
Which is more common, "divisé" or "diviseur"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "divisé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "diviseur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #148,247 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "divisé" and "diviseur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "divisent 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 #148,247 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.