deferencia
[d̪efeˈɾẽnsja]
The verdict
“deferencia” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #50,831 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #50,831
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Amabilidad que se tiene con alguien por respeto o por cortesía.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | deferencia |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [d̪efeˈɾẽnsja] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #50,831 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “deferencia” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for deferencia is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪efeˈɾẽnsja]. Corpus data places it at rank #50,831 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
deferencia doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is deferencia, spelled D-E-F-E-R-E-N-C-I-A.
Definition
- 1Amabilidad que se tiene con alguien por respeto o por cortesía.
- 2Adhesión al dictamen o proceder ajeno, por respeto o por excesiva moderación.
- 3Buena voluntad para llevar a cabo los deseos de otros.
Synonyms
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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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “deferencia”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-F-E-R-E-N-C-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪efeˈɾẽnsja] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.