divergent

\di.vɛʁ.ʒɑ̃\

/\di.vɛʁ.ʒɑ̃\/ adj

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The verdict

“divergent” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #21,914. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,914
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui diverge.

Corpus desk

Index FR-divergent · divergent · French

divergent · rank #21,914 · 14 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,914
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH dissiper

Nearest frequency peer: dissiper (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « divergent »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « divergent » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

divergent vs divorcent
78% similar
divergent vs divergents
90% similar
divergent vs divergente
90% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for divergent
PropertyValue
Headworddivergent
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\di.vɛʁ.ʒɑ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#21,914
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « divergent »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.divergentse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « dissiper » (#21,913), « divulguer » (#21,915), « Dorian » (#21,916). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « divergent » est au #21,914. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around divergent (IPA \di.vɛʁ.ʒɑ̃\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #21,914 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for divergent, with forms such as "ddivergent", "dievrgent", and "divegrent". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "divorcent", "divergents", "divergente", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is divergent, spelled D-I-V-E-R-G-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui diverge.
  2. 2
    Qui va en sens contraire.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how divergent appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La connexion qui existe entre la myopie binoculaire et le strabisme divergent n'a pas non plus passé inaperçue autrefois.
  2. Lignes divergentes.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddivergent
  • dievrgent
  • divegrent
  • diveregnt
  • divergennt
  • divergentt
  • divergetn
  • diverggent
  • divergnet
  • diverrgent
  • divregent
  • divvergent
  • dviergent
  • idvergent

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of divergent - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddivergent1dievrgent2divegrent2diveregnt2divergennt1divergentt1divergetn2diverggent1
Edit distance from "divergent"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "divergent"?
"divergent" is spelled D-I-V-E-R-G-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \di.vɛʁ.ʒɑ̃\.
What does "divergent" mean?
As an adjective, "divergent" means: Qui diverge.
What words are commonly confused with "divergent"?
"divergent" is commonly confused with "divorcent", "divergents", "divergente". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "divergent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "divergent" is \di.vɛʁ.ʒɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "divergent" come from?
"divergent" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "divergent", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

divulguer#21,915discrètes#21,910déchirure#21,919Depardieu#21,907

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

disparaisse14 variantsdéplaçant14 variantsconsentir14 variantsconforter14 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list