divergent
French, adjective/di.vɛʁ.ʒɑ̃/
divergent is spelled D-I-V-E-R-G-E-N-T (9 letters) and appears 1.8 times per million words in written French, the 21,879th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Divergent is a French adjective meaning “divergent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of diverger. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui diverge”.
What does divergent mean in English?
adjective
- 1
divergent
verb
- 1
third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of diverger
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui diverge. 2. Qui va en sens contraire.
noun: 1. Partie d'une tuyère de section croissante, en aval du col, où se produit la détente du gaz.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of divergent
- divergente feminine
- divergents masculine plural
- divergentes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce divergent?
- /di.vɛʁ.ʒɑ̃/
- /di.vɛʁʒ/
- \di.vɛʁ.ʒɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to divergent
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is divergent in French?
divergent appears 1.8 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).