convergent
/kənˈvɝ.d͡ʒənt/adjective, noun
convergent is spelled C-O-N-V-E-R-G-E-N-T: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,998th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, convergent means “That converges or focuses; converging” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in convergent?
| Letters | 10: C-O-N-V-E-R-G-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,998th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is convergent?
Convergent appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,998th 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 convergent?
- UK /kənˈvɜː.d͡ʒənt/
- US /kənˈvɝ.d͡ʒənt/
- Australia /kənˈvɜː.d͡ʒənt/
Convergent has 3 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-convergent.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with convergent?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as convergent from its last stressed vowel (/ɜɹdʒənt/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of convergent
- more convergent comparative
- most convergent superlative
- convergents plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does convergent mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
That converges or focuses; converging
- 2
Of a (typically infinite) sequence or series in a topological space, converging to a (finite, proper) limit.
convergent direction
noun
- 1
The rational number obtained when a continued fraction is terminated after a finite number of terms.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Convergent in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | convergente |
| French | convergent |
| German | konvergent |
| Portuguese | convergente |
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.