diferir

/di.fɨ.ˈɾiɾ/

//di.fɨ.ˈɾiɾ// verb

The verdict

“diferir” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #62,112 among 1,193 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,112
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - adiar

Corpus desk

Index PT-diferir · diferir · Portuguese

diferir · rank #62,112 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,112
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH dilatado

Nearest frequency peer: dilatado (+3 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 “diferir”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “diferir” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for diferir
PropertyValue
Headworddiferir
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/di.fɨ.ˈɾiɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#62,112
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “diferir” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.diferircai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “dilatado” (#62,115), “dildo” (#62,116), “drawing” (#62,129). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “diferir” fica em #62,112. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

diferir is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #62,112 among 1,193 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /di.fɨ.ˈɾiɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for diferir in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is diferir, spelled D-I-F-E-R-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    adiar
  2. 2
    ser diferente
  3. 3
    discordar
  4. 4
    diferenciar

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "diferir"?
"diferir" is spelled D-I-F-E-R-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is /di.fɨ.ˈɾiɾ/.
What does "diferir" mean?
As a verb, "diferir" means: adiar
How do you pronounce "diferir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "diferir" is /di.fɨ.ˈɾiɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "diferir" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "diferir", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list