converge
/kənˈvɜːd͡ʒ/verb
converge is spelled C-O-N-V-E-R-G-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,516th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, converge means “(said of two or more entities) To approach each other; to get closer and closer; to become a unified whole; to come to share a similarity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in converge?
| Letters | 8: C-O-N-V-E-R-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words; the 21,516th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is converge?
Converge appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,516th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce converge?
- /kənˈvɜːd͡ʒ/
Converge has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-converge.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of converge
- converges present, singular, he/she/it
- converging participle, present
- converged participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does converge mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
(said of two or more entities) To approach each other; to get closer and closer; to become a unified whole; to come to share a similarity.
ideas converge
- 2
(said of a sequence or series) To have a (finite, proper) limit.
- 3
(said of an iterative process) To reach a stable end point.
- 4
To cause to converge; to bring together.
Microsoft Windows 98 software installer By converging real-time 2-D and 3-D graphics, digital video and audio, and the Internet, Windows 98 redefines the role of the computer as an entertainment platform.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Converge in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | converger |
| German | konvergieren, zusammenstreben, zusammenlaufen, zusammengehen |
| Portuguese | convergir |
| Spanish | converger, parecerse , acotar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does converge come from?
From Latin convergere, from con- (“together”) + vergere (“to bend”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).