défense
[de.fɑ̃s]
The verdict
“défense” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Interdikt, Verbot, Abwehr, Wehr, Verteidigung
Corpus desk
Index DE-defense · défense · German
défense · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | défense |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [de.fɑ̃s] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „défense“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
défense is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [de.fɑ̃s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Interdikt, Verbot, Abwehr, Wehr, Verteidigung".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for défense, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is défense, spelled D-É-F-E-N-S-E.
Definition
- 1Interdikt, Verbot, Abwehr, Wehr, Verteidigung
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.