Which to use
“divisent” and “diviser” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,514
- “divisent” frequency rank
- #8,985
- “diviser” frequency rank
- 32499
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | divisent | diviser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de diviser. | Séparer en parties ; morceler ; fractionner. |
Where the eye mixes divisent and diviser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: divisent vs diviser
A purely visual mix-up. divisent (\di.viz\) and diviser (\di.vi.ze\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32499, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
divisent is recorded at frequency rank #23,514, classified as averb, pronounced \di.viz\. diviser is at rank #8,985, tagged as averb, 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 32499, this pair ranks #296,858 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of divisent vs diviser
Shared letters: deisv. Private to "divisent": nt. Private to "diviser": r.
"divisent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "diviser" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "divisent" for "diviser" ever safe?
Frequency check: "divisent" vs "diviser" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "divisent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "diviser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #296,858 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "divisent" and "diviser" 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 #296,858 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.