Which to use
“divorcent” is a verb and “divorcés” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,802
- “divorcent” frequency rank
- #24,938
- “divorcés” frequency rank
- 61740
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | divorcent | divorcés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de divorcer. | Pluriel de divorcé. |
Where the eye mixes divorcent and divorcés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. divorcent runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCC) against divorcés's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: divorcent vs divorcés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: divorcent is \di.vɔʁs\ while divorcés is \di.vɔʁ.se\. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61740, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
divorcent is recorded at frequency rank #36,802, classified as averb, 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 61740, this pair ranks #90,697 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of divorcent vs divorcés
Shared letters: cdiorv. Private to "divorcent": ent. Private to "divorcés": sé.
"divorcent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "divorcés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- divorcent ← ddivorcent · diovrcent · divocrent · divorccent · divorcennt · divorcentt · divorcetn · divorcnet
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "divorcent" for "divorcés" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "divorcent" or "divorcés" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "divorcent" and "divorcés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "divorcent" 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 #90,697 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "divorcent" and "divorcés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dévorent 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 #90,697 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.