# diferente vs difference

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### diferente
*adjective · IPA /di.fɨ.ˈɾẽ.tɨ/ · frequency rank #518*
diz-se do que não é igual

### difference
*noun · IPA /ˈdɪfɹəns/ · frequency rank #38,229*
diferença

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/diferente-vs-difference