# defended

> English word · Adjective · IPA /dɪˈfɛndɪd/ · frequency rank #7,118

## Definitions
1. Having defenses.
2. In which the defendant responds to the allegations made against them, typically by filing a defense or counterclaim in court.

## Etymology
From defend + -ed.

## Easily confused with
- **defense** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defended-vs-defense)
- **defined** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defended-vs-defined)
- **demanded** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defended-vs-demanded)
- **defender** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defended-vs-defender)
- **deferred** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defended-vs-deferred)
- **depended** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defended-vs-depended)
- **demented** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defended-vs-demented)
- **descended** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defended-vs-descended)
- **defend** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defend-vs-defended)
- **defence** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defence-vs-defended)
- **defeated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defeated-vs-defended)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ddefended`, `deefnded`, `defedned`, `defendde`, `defendded`, `defendedd`, `defenedd`, `defennded`, `deffended`, `defneded`, `dfeended`, `edfended`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/defended