diviséevsdivisésWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: divisée is a verb, divisés is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“divisée” is a verb and “divisés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#9,471
“divisée” frequency rank
#13,571
“divisés” frequency rank
23042
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature divisée divisés
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de diviser. Masculin pluriel de divisé.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set divisée and divisés apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
divisée
7 ch
divisés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: divisée and divisés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \di.vi.ze\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - e in “divisée” becomes s in “divisés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23042, 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\. divisés is at rank #13,571, 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 23042, this pair ranks #354,695 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of divisée vs divisés

Shared letters: disvé. Private to "divisée": e. Private to "divisés": -.

"divisée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV  ·  "divisés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Frequency comparison

divisée#9,471
divisés#13,571

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "divisée" and "divisés" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "divisée" is a verb and "divisés" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "divisée" or "divisés"?
"divisée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,471 in our French list, against #13,571 for "divisés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering divisée vs divisés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “divisée”; for an adjective, it's “divisés”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “divisée” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list