deferring

noun

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"deferring" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“deferring” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #45,876. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,876
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - deferral

Corpus desk

Index EN-deferring · deferring · English

deferring · rank #45,876 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,876
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH defector

Nearest frequency peer: defector (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “deferring”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “deferring” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

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).

deferring vs deserving
78% similar
deferring vs defending
78% similar

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

Key facts for deferring
PropertyValue
Headworddeferring
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#45,876
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “deferring”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).deferringlands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “defector” (#45,875), “degeneracy” (#45,877), “Dalhousie” (#45,874). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “deferring” is #45,876. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around deferring, anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,876 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "deferral".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for deferring, with forms such as "ddeferring", "deefrring", and "defering". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "deserving", "defending", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is deferring, spelled D-E-F-E-R-R-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    deferral

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. It is the differings and deferrings of language that produce meanings, truths and values […]

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddeferring
  • deefrring
  • defering
  • deferirng
  • deferrign
  • deferringg
  • deferrinng
  • deferrnig
  • defferring
  • defrering
  • dfeerring
  • edferring

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of deferring - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddeferring1deefrring2defering1deferirng2deferrign2deferringg1deferrinng1deferrnig2
Edit distance from "deferring"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "deferring"?
"deferring" is spelled D-E-F-E-R-R-I-N-G.
What does "deferring" mean?
As a noun, "deferring" means: deferral
What words are commonly confused with "deferring"?
"deferring" is commonly confused with "deserving", "defending". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "deferring" come from?
"deferring" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Dalhousie#45,874cushioned#45,871devastate#45,881Donatello#45,891

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

defector12 variantsDelphine12 variantsEdgerton12 variantscloaking12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list