defendable
[dɪˈfɛndəbəɫ]
"defendable" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“defendable” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Capable of being defended.
Corpus desk
Index EN-defendable · defendable · English
defendable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | defendable |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [dɪˈfɛndəbəɫ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “defendable” in English
Rare enough to double-check
defendable is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [dɪˈfɛndəbəɫ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Capable of being defended.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for defendable in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Old French deffendable (French défendable), from défendre + -able. The correct English form is defendable, spelled D-E-F-E-N-D-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Capable of being defended.
Etymology
From Old French deffendable (French défendable), from défendre + -able.
Synonyms
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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.