Which to use
“divorcée” is a noun and “divorcer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,408
- “divorcée” frequency rank
- #23,836
- “divorcer” frequency rank
- 51244
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | divorcée | divorcer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Femme qui a divorcé. | Prononcer, demander, obtenir la dissolution d'un mariage. |
Same sound, different letters: divorcée vs divorcer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. divorcée (CVCVCCVV) and divorcer (CVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - divorcée and divorcer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: divorcée and divorcer carry the same recorded pronunciation, \di.vɔʁ.se\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51244, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
divorcée is recorded at frequency rank #27,408, classified as anoun, pronounced \di.vɔʁ.se\. divorcer is at rank #23,836, tagged as averb, 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 51244, this pair ranks #156,500 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of divorcée vs divorcer
Shared letters: cdeiorv. Private to "divorcée": é. Private to "divorcer": -.
"divorcée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "divorcer" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- divorcer ← ddivorcer · diovrcer · divocrer · divorccer · divorcerr · divorcre · divorecr · divorrcer
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "divorcée" for "divorcer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "divorcée" vs "divorcer" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "divorcée" / "divorcer". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "divorcée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "divorcer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #156,500 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "divorcée" and "divorcer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "divorcée vs divorcent". 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 #156,500 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.