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divergent

German, adjective[ˌdivɛʁˈɡɛnt]

divergent is spelled D-I-V-E-R-G-E-N-T (9 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 92,701st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Divergent is a German adjective meaning “divergent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “sich voneinander entfernend, unterschiedlich verlaufend”.

What does divergent mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    divergent

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. sich voneinander entfernend, unterschiedlich verlaufend 2. keinen Grenzwert aufweisend

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of divergent

  • divergenter masculine nominative singular
  • am divergentesten superlative
  • divergente feminine nominative singular
  • divergentes neuter nominative singular
  • divergenten genitive masculine singular
  • divergentem dative masculine singular
  • der divergente definite includes-article masculine
  • die divergente definite feminine includes-article
  • das divergente definite includes-article neuter
  • die divergenten definite includes-article nominative
  • des divergenten definite genitive includes-article
  • der divergenten definite feminine genitive
  • dem divergenten dative definite includes-article

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce divergent?

  • [ˌdivɛʁˈɡɛnt]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to divergent

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is divergent in German?

divergent appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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