deficiente
Spanish, adjective/defiˈθjente/
deficiente is spelled D-E-F-I-C-I-E-N-T-E (10 letters) and appears 4.7 times per million words in written Spanish, the 12,540th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Deficiente is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “deficient” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que le falta algo que debería tener”.
What does deficiente mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinedeficient
- 2
femininemasculineunsatisfactory
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que le falta algo que debería tener. 2. De cantidad o calidad no apropiadas, o sin todas las características para considerarse normal. 3. Referido a una persona: Sin las facultades mentales para desempeñarse de modo autónomo en la sociedad. 4. Referido a una calificación: Que no alcanza el mínimo para cumplir los parámetros de aprobación.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of deficiente
- deficientes feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce deficiente?
- /defiˈθjente/
- [d̪e.fiˈθjẽn̪.t̪e]
- /defiˈsjente/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to deficiente
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is deficiente in Spanish?
deficiente appears 4.7 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).