# deferring

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #45,876

## Definitions
1. deferral

## Easily confused with
- **deserving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deferring-vs-deserving)
- **defending** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defending-vs-deferring)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ddeferring`, `deefrring`, `defering`, `deferirng`, `deferrign`, `deferringg`, `deferrinng`, `deferrnig`, `defferring`, `defrering`, `dfeerring`, `edferring`

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