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. |
Same sound, different letters: divisée vs divisés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. divisée (CVCVCVV) and divisés (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - divisée / divisés
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "divisée" and "divisés" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "divisée" or "divisés" show up more?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "divisée" / "divisés". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "divisée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "divisés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #354,695 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "divisée" and "divisés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "divisés vs diviseur". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #354,695 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.