Divergenz

[divɛʁˈɡɛnt͡s]

/[divɛʁˈɡɛnt͡s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Divergenz” is uncommon German (frequency #81,435 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,435
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Auseinanderstreben

Corpus desk

Index DE-divergenz · Divergenz · German

Divergenz · rank #81,435 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,435
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH dine

Nearest frequency peer: dine (-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 „Divergenz“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Divergenz
PropertyValue
HeadwordDivergenz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[divɛʁˈɡɛnt͡s]
Letters9
Frequency rank#81,435
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Divergenz“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Divergenzfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „dine“ (#81,434), „doctrine“ (#81,436), „Dogmatismus“ (#81,437). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Divergenz“ bei #81,435. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Divergenz is uncommon German at frequency #81,435 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [divɛʁˈɡɛnt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Divergenz in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Divergenz, spelled D-I-V-E-R-G-E-N-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Auseinanderstreben
  2. 2
    das Nichtvorhandensein von Konvergenz; das Fehlen eines Grenzwertes
  3. 3
    ein Differentialoperator, der die Quelldichte eines Vektorfeldes beschreibt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Meinungen zeigten eine klare Divergenz in Bezug auf das Thema.
  2. Bei der durch a_n=(-1)ⁿ definierten Folge liegt Divergenz vor, da sie sich keinem festen Grenzwert nähert.

Antonyms

Konvergenz

This word in other languages

divergency(English)divergencia(Español)divergence(Français)

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 "Divergenz"?
"Divergenz" is spelled D-I-V-E-R-G-E-N-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [divɛʁˈɡɛnt͡s].
What does "Divergenz" mean?
As a noun, "Divergenz" means: Auseinanderstreben
How do you pronounce "Divergenz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Divergenz" is [divɛʁˈɡɛnt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Divergenz" come from?
"Divergenz" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

defizitär#81,417Eilenburg#81,468endurance#81,488entbrennt#81,495

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list