divorcee
/dɪvɔɹˈsi/noun
divorcee is spelled D-I-V-O-R-C-E-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,192nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, divorcee means “A divorced person” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of divorcee is divorcees or divorcées.
How many letters and syllables are in divorcee?
| Letters | 8: D-I-V-O-R-C-E-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 54,192nd 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 divorcee?
Divorcee appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,192nd 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 divorcee?
- UK /dɪvɔːˈsiː/
- US /dɪvɔɹˈsi/
- US /-eɪ/
Divorcee 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)-Flame,_not_lame-divorcee.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with divorcee?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as divorcee from its last stressed vowel (/i/):
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 divorcee
- divorcees plural
- divorcée
- divorcées plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does divorcee mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A divorced person.
noun
- 1
A divorced woman.
adjective
- 1
Divorced (of a woman).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Divorcee in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense divorced person:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | divorcé, divorcée |
| German | Geschiedener, Geschiedene |
| Portuguese | divorciado, divorciada |
| Spanish | divorciado, divorciada |
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 divorcee come from?
Borrowed from French divorcée, equivalent to divorce + -ee.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).