# defendants vs descendants

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### defendants
*noun · IPA /dɪˈfɛnd.ənts/ · frequency rank #8,918*
plural of defendant

### descendants
*noun · IPA /dɪˈsɛndənts/ · frequency rank #11,016*
plural of descendant

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