divulge
/daɪˈvʌld͡ʒ/verb
divulge is spelled D-I-V-U-L-G-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,549th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, divulge means “To make public or known; to communicate to the public; to tell (information, especially a secret) so that it may become generally known” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in divulge?
| Letters | 7: D-I-V-U-L-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,549th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is divulge?
Divulge appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,549th 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 divulge?
- /daɪˈvʌld͡ʒ/
- /dɪˈvʌld͡ʒ/
Divulge has 2 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-divulge.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of divulge
- divulges present, singular, he/she/it
- divulging participle, present
- divulged participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does divulge mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To make public or known; to communicate to the public; to tell (information, especially a secret) so that it may become generally known.
I will never divulge that secret to anyone.
- 2
To indicate publicly; to proclaim.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Divulge in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | divulguer, rendre public, ébruiter |
| German | verbreiten, bekannt machen, preisgeben, verraten , ausplaudern |
| Portuguese | divulgar |
| Spanish | divulgar, propalar |
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 divulge come from?
Inherited from Middle English divulgen, from Latin dīvulgō + -en (verb-forming suffix), from dī- (“widely”) + vulgō (“to make known, announce; to publish”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).