Which to use
“divorcer” is a verb and “divorcés” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,836
- “divorcer” frequency rank
- #24,938
- “divorcés” frequency rank
- 48774
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | divorcer | divorcés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Prononcer, demander, obtenir la dissolution d'un mariage. | Pluriel de divorcé. |
Same sound, different letters: divorcer vs divorcés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. divorcer and divorcés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Same sound, different spelling - divorcer / divorcés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: divorcer and divorcés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \di.vɔʁ.se\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, 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 48774, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
divorcer is recorded at frequency rank #23,836, classified as averb, pronounced \di.vɔʁ.se\. 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 48774, this pair ranks #176,133 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of divorcer vs divorcés
Shared letters: cdiorv. Private to "divorcer": e. Private to "divorcés": sé.
"divorcer" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "divorcés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- divorcer ← ddivorcer · diovrcer · divocrer · divorccer · divorcerr · divorcre · divorecr · divorrcer
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "divorcer" and "divorcés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "divorcer" or "divorcés" show up more?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "divorcer" / "divorcés". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "divorcer" 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 #176,133 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "divorcer" 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 #176,133 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.