Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

divorcée

/dɪvɔɹˈseɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables: di-vorcee
IPA: /dɪvɔɹˈseɪ/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A divorced woman.

adj

Divorced (of a woman).

Example Sentences

"With a man allowed to divorce his wife without stating reasons, there can be instances where the divorcée faces dire problems."
"There are, in fact, 52,238 different ways to express your particular kink. (I know because I counted them, with the help of Stacey Smith-Bajorek, a divorcée from down the street.)"
"[She went] ballistic on him and told him that a woman who was divorcee, with three kids to raise, only wanted him for support."
"We -- we -- since she was divorcée, I persuaded our minister unfortunately to -- to give them together, just the same."
"[She] was divorcee and had a kid (daughter). I accepted the kid and I kept her as my own child."

Etymology

Borrowed from French divorcée (“divorced woman”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /dɪvɔɹˈseɪ/
British English: /dɪˈvɔːseɪ/

Inflected Forms

divorcées (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

divorcé divorcee

Homonyms

divorcé

Questions

How do you pronounce divorcée?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪvɔɹˈseɪ/.
What does divorcée mean?: A divorced woman.
Where does divorcée come from?: Borrowed from French divorcée (“divorced woman”).

How to pronounce divorcée

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