divergence
\di.vɛʁ.ʒɑ̃s\
The verdict
“divergence” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #19,510 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #19,510
- frequency rank, French
- 10
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Le fait de diverger.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | divergence |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \di.vɛʁ.ʒɑ̃s\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #19,510 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “divergence” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for divergence is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \di.vɛʁ.ʒɑ̃s\. Corpus data places it at rank #19,510 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for divergence, with forms such as "ddivergence", "dievrgence", and "divegrence". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "divergent", "divergents", "divergente", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is divergence, spelled D-I-V-E-R-G-E-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1Le fait de diverger.
- 2Différence, désaccord.
- 3Opérateur différentiel particulier qui, à un champ vectoriel, fait correspondre un champ scalaire. Le champ scalaire obtenu du produit scalaire de l’opérateur nabla, ∇, par un champ vectoriel.
- 4Activation d’une réaction en chaîne.
- 5Séquence de démarrage d’un réacteur nucléaire qui précède l’atteinte de la criticité du cœur.
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddivergence,dievrgence,divegrence,diveregnce,divergecne,divergencce,divergenec,divergennce,diverggence,divergnece,diverrgence,divregence,divvergence,dviergence,idvergence
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of divergence - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “divergence”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is D-I-V-E-R-G-E-N-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \di.vɛʁ.ʒɑ̃s\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “divergent” - see the side-by-side comparison. divergence vs divergent
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.