Which to use
“indivisible” and “invisible” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,550
- “indivisible” frequency rank
- #5,879
- “invisible” frequency rank
- 37429
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indivisible | invisible |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui ne peut pas être divisé. | Qu’on ne peut voir, qui échappe à la vue par sa nature, par sa petitesse, par sa position, ou seulement à cause de la distance. |
Where the eye mixes indivisible and invisible
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. indivisible runs 11 letters (VCCVCVCVCCV) against invisible's 9 (VCCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between indivisible and invisible
A purely visual mix-up. indivisible (\ɛ̃.di.vi.zibl\) and invisible (\ɛ̃.vi.zibl\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37429, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
indivisible is recorded at frequency rank #31,550, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.di.vi.zibl\. invisible is at rank #5,879, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.vi.zibl\.
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 37429, this pair ranks #262,584 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of indivisible vs invisible
Shared letters: beilnsv. Private to "indivisible": d. Private to "invisible": -.
"indivisible" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCCV · "invisible" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- indivisible ← idnivisible · inddivisible · indiivsible · indiviisble · indivisbile · indivisibble · indivisibel · indivisiblle
- invisible ← inivsible · innvisible · inviisble · invisbile · invisibble · invisibel · invisiblle · invisilbe
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "indivisible" and "invisible" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "indivisible" or "invisible"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "indivisible" and "invisible" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "indivisible" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "invisible" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #262,584 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indivisible" and "invisible" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "invisible vs invivable". 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 #262,584 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.