# divergent vs diverging

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### diverging
*noun · frequency rank #41,089*
divergence

## Source
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