diviséesvsdivisentConfusable pair

Which to use

“divisées” and “divisent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#22,830
“divisées” frequency rank
#23,514
“divisent” frequency rank
46344
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature divisées divisent
Definition Participe passé féminin pluriel de diviser. Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de diviser.

Where the eye mixes divisées and divisent

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. divisées (CVCVCVVC) and divisent (CVCVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
divisées
8 ch
divisent

Look-alike desk: divisées vs divisent

A purely visual mix-up. divisées (\di.vi.ze\) and divisent (\di.viz\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46344, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

divisées is recorded at frequency rank #22,830, classified as averb, pronounced \di.vi.ze\. divisent is at rank #23,514, tagged as averb, pronounced \di.viz\.

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 46344, this pair ranks #195,737 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of divisées vs divisent

Shared letters: deisv. Private to "divisées": é. Private to "divisent": nt.

"divisées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC  ·  "divisent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • divisent ← ddivisent · diivsent · diviesnt · divisennt · divisentt · divisetn · divisnet · divissent

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "divisées" and "divisent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\di.vi.ze\ versus \di.viz\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "divisées" vs "divisent" - which ranks higher?
"divisées" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,830 in our French list, against #23,514 for "divisent". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "divisées" and "divisent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "divisées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "divisent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #195,737 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "divisées" and "divisent" 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 #195,737 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list