divergent
/dɪˈvɝ.d͡ʒənt/adjective
divergent is spelled D-I-V-E-R-G-E-N-T: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 2.4 times per million words in written English, the 17,587th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, divergent means “Growing further apart; diverging” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in divergent?
| Letters | 9: D-I-V-E-R-G-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.4 times per million words; the 17,587th 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 divergent?
Divergent appears 2.4 times per million words in written English, the 17,587th 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 divergent?
- UK /daɪˈvɜː.d͡ʒənt/
- UK /dɪˈvɜː.d͡ʒənt/
- US /dɪˈvɝ.d͡ʒənt/
Divergent 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)-Vininn126-divergent.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with divergent?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as divergent 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 divergent
- more divergent comparative
- most divergent superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does divergent mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Growing further apart; diverging.
- 2
(said of a sequence or series) Diverging; not approaching a limit.
- 3
Disagreeing from something given; differing.
a divergent statement
- 4
Causing divergence of rays.
a divergent lens
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Divergent in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | divergente |
| French | divergent |
| Portuguese | divergente |
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 divergent come from?
From Latin dis- (“apart”) + vergere (“to turn”) + the adjectival suffix -ent.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).