difference

/ˈdɪf(ə)rəns/

noundif · fer · ence

Think: “I can tell the DIF-FER-ENCE”—it’s the part where things DIF-FER.

Yes, it's difference. Don’t drop the second “f”: it’s dif + fer + ence (double f in the middle).

Definitions

  1. nounthe way in which two or more people or things are not the same
  2. nouna disagreement or argument
  3. nounthe amount left after subtracting one number from another

Examples

  • “Can you spot the difference between these two pictures?”
  • “They had a difference of opinion about where to go for dinner.”
  • “The difference between 18 and 11 is 7.”

Synonyms

distinctioncontrastvariationdisparitygap

Antonyms

similaritysameness

Translations

ES diferenciaPT diferençaFR différence

Common misspellings

diffrencediferencedifferancediffferencedifferncedifferincedifferense

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