This is just a misspelled word (deferred) I found while looking at the
pax(1) code.

Index: tables.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/bin/pax/tables.c,v
diff -u -p -r1.55 tables.c
--- tables.c	26 Nov 2023 16:04:17 -0000	1.55
+++ tables.c	18 May 2024 12:48:56 -0000
@@ -693,12 +693,12 @@ sltab_add_sym(const char *path0, const c
 			return (-1);
 		}
 	} else if ((path = strdup(path0)) == NULL) {
-		syswarn(1, errno, "defered symlink path");
+		syswarn(1, errno, "deferred symlink path");
 		unlink(path0);
 		return (-1);
 	}
 	if ((value = strdup(value0)) == NULL) {
-		syswarn(1, errno, "defered symlink value");
+		syswarn(1, errno, "deferred symlink value");
 		unlink(path);
 		free(path);
 		return (-1);
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ sltab_add_sym(const char *path0, const c
 
 	/* Normal case: create a new node */
 	if ((s = malloc(sizeof *s)) == NULL) {
-		syswarn(1, errno, "defered symlink");
+		syswarn(1, errno, "deferred symlink");
 		unlink(path);
 		free(path);
 		free(value);
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ sltab_add_link(const char *path, const s
 				return (-1);
 			}
 		} else if ((p->sp_path = strdup(path)) == NULL) {
-			syswarn(1, errno, "defered symlink hardlink path");
+			syswarn(1, errno, "deferred symlink hardlink path");
 			free(p);
 			return (-1);
 		}