defensor
/dɪˈfɛnsə(ɹ)/noun
defensor is spelled D-E-F-E-N-S-O-R: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 77,666th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, defensor means “one who defends; a defender” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of defensor is defensors.
How many letters and syllables are in defensor?
| Letters | 8: D-E-F-E-N-S-O-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 77,666th 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 defensor?
Defensor appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 77,666th 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).
How do you pronounce defensor?
- /dɪˈfɛnsə(ɹ)/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of defensor
- defensors plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does defensor mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
one who defends; a defender
- 2
a defender or advocate in court; a guardian or protector
- 3
the patron of a church; an officer having charge of the temporal affairs of a church
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does defensor come from?
From Latin dēfēnsor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).