diviséesvsdivisésConfusable pair

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

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.

8 ch
divisées
7 ch
divisés

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?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "divisées" is a verb and "divisés" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "divisées" vs "divisés" - which ranks higher?
"divisés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,571 in our French list, against #22,830 for "divisées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list