What is the difference between “difference” and “different”?

“Difference” is a noun. It refers to the way two or more things are not the same.

“Different” is an adjective. It describes something that is not the same as something else.

Examples:

• Difference: What is the difference between tea and coffee?

• Different: Tea is different from coffee.

A simple way to remember it:
Use difference when you are talking about the thing that separates two items. Use different when you are describing one item as not the same.