diferir
Spanish, verb/difeˈɾiɾ/
diferir is spelled D-I-F-E-R-I-R (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 35,911th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Diferir is a Spanish verb meaning “to differ” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Postergar o dilatar la realización de algo”.
What does diferir mean in English?
verb
- 1
to differ
- 2
to defer
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Postergar o dilatar la realización de algo.
verb: 1. Distinguirse de otra cosa, diferenciarse. 2. Discrepar, tener una opinión diferente.
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 diferir
- difiero first-person present singular
- diferí first-person preterite singular
- diferido participle past
- e-ie-i alternation
- difiriendo gerund
- diferida feminine participle past
- diferidos masculine participle past
- diferidas feminine participle past
- difieres indicative informal present
- diferís indicative informal present
- difiere indicative present singular
- diferimos first-person indicative plural
- difieren indicative plural present
- difería first-person imperfect indicative
- diferías imperfect indicative second-person
- diferíamos first-person imperfect indicative
- diferíais imperfect indicative plural
- diferían imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce diferir?
- /difeˈɾiɾ/
- [d̪i.feˈɾiɾ]
- [d̪ifeˈɾiɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to diferir
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is diferir in Spanish?
diferir appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).