Which to use
“divisées” is a verb and “divisés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,830
- “divisées” frequency rank
- #13,571
- “divisés” frequency rank
- 36401
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | divisées | divisés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de diviser. | Masculin pluriel de divisé. |
Same sound, different letters: divisées vs divisés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. divisées runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against divisés's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - divisées / divisés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: divisées 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36401, 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\. 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 36401, this pair ranks #269,868 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of divisées vs divisés
Shared letters: disvé. Private to "divisées": e. Private to "divisés": -.
"divisées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "divisés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "divisées" and "divisés" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "divisées" vs "divisés" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "divisées" / "divisés". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "divisées" 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 #269,868 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "divisées" and "divisés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "divisées vs diviseur". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #269,868 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.