Which to use
“divisent” is a verb and “divisés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,514
- “divisent” frequency rank
- #13,571
- “divisés” frequency rank
- 37085
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | divisent | divisés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de diviser. | Masculin pluriel de divisé. |
Where the eye mixes divisent and divisés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. divisent runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCC) against divisés's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: divisent vs divisés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: divisent is \di.viz\ while divisés is \di.vi.ze\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37085, 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\. 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 37085, this pair ranks #265,000 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of divisent vs divisés
Shared letters: disv. Private to "divisent": ent. Private to "divisés": é.
"divisent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "divisés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- divisent ← ddivisent · diivsent · diviesnt · divisennt · divisentt · divisetn · divisnet · divissent
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "divisent" and "divisés" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "divisent" or "divisés"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "divisent" 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 #265,000 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "divisent" and "divisés" 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 #265,000 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.