differentia
/dɪfəˈɹɛnʃɪə/noun
differentia is spelled D-I-F-F-E-R-E-N-T-I-A: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, differentia means “A distinguishing feature which marks a species off from other members of the same genus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of differentia is differentiae.
How many letters and syllables are in differentia?
| Letters | 11: D-I-F-F-E-R-E-N-T-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is differentia?
Differentia appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th 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 differentia?
- UK /dɪfəˈɹɛnʃɪə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of differentia
- differentiae plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does differentia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A distinguishing feature which marks a species off from other members of the same genus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does differentia come from?
From Latin differentia. Doublet of difference.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).