Which to use
“divisée” and “divisées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,471
- “divisée” frequency rank
- #22,830
- “divisées” frequency rank
- 32301
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | divisée | divisées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de diviser. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de diviser. |
Same sound, different letters: divisée vs divisées
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. divisée runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) 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 - divisée / divisées
This is the hard kind. divisée and divisées are pronounced identically (\di.vi.ze\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “divisée” sits inside “divisées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32301, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
divisée is recorded at frequency rank #9,471, classified as averb, 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 32301, this pair ranks #298,140 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of divisée vs divisées
Shared letters: deisvé. Private to "divisée": -. Private to "divisées": -.
"divisée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "divisées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "divisée" for "divisées" ever safe?
Which is more common, "divisée" or "divisées"?
What to do next
"divisée" and "divisées" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "divisée" 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 #298,140 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "divisée" and "divisées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "divisées vs diviseur". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #298,140 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.