deferente
The verdict
“deferente” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #86,334 among 1,193 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #86,334
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,193
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que defere
Corpus desk
Index PT-deferente · deferente · Portuguese
deferente · rank #86,334 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #86,334
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,193
- PHOTO-FINISH demover
Nearest frequency peer: demover (+10 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Ranks da cauda longa perto de “deferente”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- corola
corola
13,702 corpus weight
- corruptor
corruptor
13,700 corpus weight
- creature
creature
13,687 corpus weight
- deferente
deferente
13,667 corpus weight
- demover
demover
13,657 corpus weight
- depurador
depurador
13,656 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “deferente” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | deferente |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #86,334 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “deferente” em português
Rare enough to double-check
deferente is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #86,334 among 1,193 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for deferente in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is deferente, spelled D-E-F-E-R-E-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1que defere
- 2gentil, cortês
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how deferente appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
De seu lado Frederico … adorou-a com o suave, mas deferente culto que é devido à pureza.
This word in other languages
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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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