deferral
/dɪˈfɝəl/noun
deferral is spelled D-E-F-E-R-R-A-L: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, deferral means “An act of deferring, a deferment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of deferral is deferrals.
How many letters and syllables are in deferral?
| Letters | 8: D-E-F-E-R-R-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,073rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is deferral?
Deferral appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd 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 deferral?
- US /dɪˈfɝəl/
- UK /dɪˈfɜːɹəl/
- UK [dɪˈfɜːɹəɫ]
Deferral has 3 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-deferral.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-deferral.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with deferral?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as deferral from its last stressed vowel (/ɜɹəl/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of deferral
- deferrals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does deferral mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An act of deferring, a deferment.
- 2
A prepayment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Deferral in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense act of deferring:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Verzögerung, Zögern |
| Portuguese | adiamento |
| Spanish | prórroga |
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 deferral come from?
From defer + -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).