divergent

[ˌdivɛʁˈɡɛnt]

/[ˌdivɛʁˈɡɛnt]/ adj

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The verdict

“divergent” is uncommon German (frequency #92,777 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,777
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich voneinander entfernend, unterschiedlich verlaufend

Corpus desk

Index DE-divergent · divergent · German

divergent · rank #92,777 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,777
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Diven

Nearest frequency peer: Diven (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „divergent“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „divergent“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for divergent
PropertyValue
Headworddivergent
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˌdivɛʁˈɡɛnt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#92,777
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „divergent“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.divergentfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Diven“ (#92,776), „diving“ (#92,778), „Dienstausweis“ (#92,774). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „divergent“ bei #92,777. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

divergent is uncommon German at frequency #92,777 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌdivɛʁˈɡɛnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

divergent doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is divergent, spelled D-I-V-E-R-G-E-N-T.

Definition

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how divergent appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Bei divergenten Plattengrenzen driften die Platten auseinander und es formt sich neue Kruste.“
  2. „Wenn Folgen monoton sein müssen, um konvergent zu sein, dann sind alternierende Folgen (wie die oben) divergent.“

Antonyms

zusammenlaufendkonvergent

This word in other languages

divergent(English)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "divergent"?
"divergent" is spelled D-I-V-E-R-G-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌdivɛʁˈɡɛnt].
What does "divergent" mean?
As an adjective, "divergent" means: sich voneinander entfernend, unterschiedlich verlaufend
How do you pronounce "divergent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "divergent" is [ˌdivɛʁˈɡɛnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "divergent" come from?
"divergent" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "divergent", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

durstigen#92,798Ehepaaren#92,807einsperrt#92,820Busspuren#92,731

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list