# defender vs denkender

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### denkender
*adjective · IPA [ˈdɛŋkn̩dɐ] · frequency rank #49,579*
Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs denkend

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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