# diverge vs divergent

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### diverge
*verb · IPA /daɪˈvɜːd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #35,692*
To run apart; to separate; to tend into different directions.

### divergent
*adjective · IPA /daɪˈvɜː.d͡ʒənt/ · frequency rank #17,596*
Growing further apart; diverging.

## Source
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