# defence vs defender

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### defence
*noun · IPA [dɪˈfɛns] · frequency rank #43,097*
Verteidigung, Verteidigungskunst, Schutz

### defender
*verb · IPA [dɨ.fẽ.ˈdeɾ] · frequency rank #43,804*
verteidigen, beschützen

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