déficit
Spanish, noun/ˈdefiθit/
déficit is spelled D-É-F-I-C-I-T (7 letters) and appears 15 times per million words in written Spanish, the 5,078th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Déficit is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “deficit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Deuda obtenida cuando los pagos (haber) superan las inversiones e ingresos recibidos (debe)”.
What does déficit mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedeficit
- 2
masculineshortage
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Deuda obtenida cuando los pagos (haber) superan las inversiones e ingresos recibidos (debe). 2. Escasez o falta de una cosa necesaria.
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 déficit
- déficits plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce déficit?
- /ˈdefiθit/
- [ˈd̪e.fi.θit̪]
- /ˈdefisit/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to déficit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is déficit in Spanish?
déficit appears 15 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).