defenseman
noun
defenseman is spelled D-E-F-E-N-S-E-M-A-N: 10 letters. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,820th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, defenseman means “Alternative spelling of defenceman” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of defenseman is defensemen.
How many letters and syllables are in defenseman?
| Letters | 10: D-E-F-E-N-S-E-M-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,820th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is defenseman?
Defenseman appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,820th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Words people confuse with defenseman
Also written: defenceman.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of defenseman
- defensemen plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does defenseman mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USAlternative spelling of defenceman.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).