# deferred

> English word · Verb · IPA /dɪˈfɜːd/ · frequency rank #14,103

## Definitions
1. simple past and past participle of defer

## Easily confused with
- **deserved** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deferred-vs-deserved)
- **deserted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deferred-vs-deserted)
- **deformed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deferred-vs-deformed)
- **defeated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defeated-vs-deferred)
- **defended** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defended-vs-deferred)
- **deferral** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deferral-vs-deferred)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ddeferred`, `deefrred`, `defered`, `defererd`, `deferrde`, `deferredd`, `defferred`, `defrered`, `dfeerred`, `edferred`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/deferred