Which to use
“divorce” and “divorcés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,024
- “divorce” frequency rank
- #24,938
- “divorcés” frequency rank
- 29962
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | divorce | divorcés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dissolution judiciaire du mariage. | Pluriel de divorcé. |
Where the eye mixes divorce and divorcés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. divorce runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against divorcés's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: divorce vs divorcés
A purely visual mix-up. divorce (\di.vɔʁs\) and divorcés (\di.vɔʁ.se\) 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 29962, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
divorce is recorded at frequency rank #5,024, classified as anoun, pronounced \di.vɔʁs\. divorcés is at rank #24,938, tagged as anoun, pronounced \di.vɔʁ.se\.
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 29962, this pair ranks #313,350 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of divorce vs divorcés
Shared letters: cdiorv. Private to "divorce": e. Private to "divorcés": sé.
"divorce" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "divorcés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- divorce ← ddivorce · diovrce · divocre · divorcce · divorec · divorrce · divroce · divvorce
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "divorce" and "divorcés" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "divorce" or "divorcés" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "divorce" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "divorcés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #313,350 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "divorce" and "divorcés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "divorcent vs divorcés". 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 #313,350 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.