diferente

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin differēns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /difeˈɾente/ [d̪i.feˈɾẽn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: di‧fe‧ren‧te

Adjective

diferente m or f by sense (diferentes)

1. different (not the same)

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin differēns, present active participle of differō (“to differ”).

Adjective

diferente m or f (plural diferentes)

1. different
2. various

Derived terms

• diferentemente

Related terms

• diferenza

Further reading

• “diferente”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Ladino

Etymology

From Latin differēns.

Adjective

diferente

1. different

Related terms

• diferensya

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• differente (pre-reform spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin differentem, present active participle of differō (“to differ”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ẽti

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.feˈɾẽ.t͡ʃi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /di.fɨˈɾẽ.tɨ/

• (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /di.fɛ.ˈrẽ.ti/

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: di‧fe‧ren‧te

Adjective

diferente m or f (plural diferentes, comparable, comparative mais diferente, superlative o mais diferente or diferentíssimo)

1. different (not the same, unequal)
2. different (consisting of a variety of elements; various; assorted; diverse; miscellaneous)
   • 1938, Graciliano Ramos, “O menino mais novo [The Younger Boy]”, in Vidas Seccas [Barren Lives]‎^[1], Rio de Janeiro: Livraria José Olympio Editora, page 74:

     Algumas eram carneirinhos, mas desmanchavam-se e tornavam-se bichos differentes.

     Some were little lambs, but they broke apart and became different creatures.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:diferente.

Further reading

• “diferente”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “diferente”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin differentem, present active participle of differō (“to differ”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /difeˈɾente/ [d̪i.feˈɾẽn̪.t̪e]

• Audio (Mexico):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: di‧fe‧ren‧te

Adjective

diferente m or f (masculine and feminine plural diferentes)

1. different [with a or de ‘from, to, than’]

   Synonym: distinto

   Antonym: igual

Usage notes

• With a noun phrase (including a relative clause): use the prepositions a or de interchangeably. que is not allowed.
  • diferente a aquellas chicas
  • diferente de eso
• With a number: use de only.
  • dimensiones distintas de cero
• When the first term is a whole clause and the second term is a noun: use the conjunction que only.
  • Es diferente beber cerveza que vino
• With an infinitive clause: both que and a are valid.
  • diferente construir puentes que hablar (normal)
  • diferente a hacerlo en Murcia (also correct)
• With a clause containing a conjugated (personal) verb:
  • Using que is possible but creates two consecutive ques: diferente que bailés conmigo que que bailés con tu novio.
  • The preferred form to avoid this repetition is a (giving diferente que bailés conmigo a que bailés con tu novio).
• With a prepositional phrase or an adverb phrase: use que only.
  • diferente en Guipúzcoa que en Vizcaya
  • un tiempo diferente aquí que allí

Derived terms

• diferentemente

Related terms

• diferencia
• diferenciar

Adverb

diferente

1. differently

   Synonyms: diferentemente, distinto

   Antonym: igualmente

Further reading

• “diferente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• “diferente”, in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas [Pan-Hispanic Dictionary of Doubts] (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española]; Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2023, →ISBN