# divergent

> English word · Adjective · IPA /daɪˈvɜː.d͡ʒənt/ · frequency rank #17,596

## Definitions
1. Growing further apart; diverging.
2. (said of a sequence or series) Diverging; not approaching a limit.
3. Disagreeing from something given; differing.
4. Causing divergence of rays.

## Etymology
From Latin dis- (“apart”) + vergere (“to turn”) + the adjectival suffix -ent.

## Easily confused with
- **diverging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/divergent-vs-diverging)
- **diverge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diverge-vs-divergent)
- **detergent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/detergent-vs-divergent)
- **divergence** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/divergence-vs-divergent)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ddivergent`, `dievrgent`, `divegrent`, `diveregnt`, `divergennt`, `divergentt`, `divergetn`, `diverggent`, `divergnet`, `diverrgent`, `divregent`, `divvergent`, `dviergent`, `idvergent`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/divergent