diferente

/[d̪ifeˈɾẽn̪t̪e]/ adj

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#821

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

diferente is anSpanishadj. It means: Que no es igual (pero sí comparable). Pronounced [d̪ifeˈɾẽn̪t̪e]. It ranks #821 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with different and diferentes.

Key facts for diferente
PropertyValue
Headworddiferente
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[d̪ifeˈɾẽn̪t̪e]
Letters9
Frequency rank#821
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of diferente in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for diferente is 9 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪ifeˈɾẽn̪t̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #821 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for diferente, with forms such as "ddiferente", "dfierente", and "diefrente". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "different", "diferentes", "divergente", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is diferente, spelled D-I-F-E-R-E-N-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que no es igual (pero sí comparable).
  2. 2
    Numerosos, varios.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddiferente,dfierente,diefrente,difeernte,diferenet,diferennte,diferentte,diferetne,difernete,diferrente,differente,difreente,idferente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for diferente

Misspelling Variants of "diferente"

ddiferente10dfierente9diefrente9difeernte9diferenet9diferennte10diferentte10diferetne9
Misspelling Variants of "diferente"

Frequency rank: #821 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "diferente"?
"diferente" is spelled D-I-F-E-R-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪ifeˈɾẽn̪t̪e].
What does "diferente" mean?
As an adj, "diferente" means: Que no es igual (pero sí comparable).
What words are commonly confused with "diferente"?
"diferente" is commonly confused with "different", "diferentes", "divergente". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "diferente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "diferente" is [d̪ifeˈɾẽn̪t̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "diferente" come from?
"diferente" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.