# defending

> English word · Verb · IPA /dəˈfɛndɪŋ/ · frequency rank #4,075

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of defend

## Easily confused with
- **defining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defending-vs-defining)
- **depending** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defending-vs-depending)
- **demanding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defending-vs-demanding)
- **deferring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defending-vs-deferring)
- **descending** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defending-vs-descending)
- **defendant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defendant-vs-defending)
- **deafening** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deafening-vs-defending)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ddefending`, `deefnding`, `defedning`, `defendding`, `defendign`, `defendingg`, `defendinng`, `defendnig`, `defenidng`, `defennding`, `deffending`, `defneding`, `dfeending`, `edfending`

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