divaricate
/daɪˈvæɹɪkeɪt/verb, adjective
divaricate is spelled D-I-V-A-R-I-C-A-T-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, divaricate means “To spread apart; to (cause to) diverge or branch off” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in divaricate?
| Letters | 10: D-I-V-A-R-I-C-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is divaricate?
Divaricate appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th 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 divaricate?
- /daɪˈvæɹɪkeɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of divaricate
- divaricates present, singular, he/she/it
- divaricating participle, present
- divaricated participle, past
- more divaricate comparative
- most divaricate superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does divaricate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To spread apart; to (cause to) diverge or branch off.
adjective
- 1
Having wide angles between the branches.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does divaricate come from?
The verb is first attested in 1623, the adjective in 1788; borrowed from Latin dīvāricātus, perfect passive participle of dīvāricō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from dis- + vāricō (“to straddle, to stretch (the legs) apart”), from vāricus (“straddling”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).