defendiéndose
[d̪efẽn̪ˈd̪jẽn̪d̪ose]
The verdict
“defendiéndose” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #58,411 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,411
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,885
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gerundio de defender, con el pronombre «se» enclítico.
Corpus desk
Index ES-defendiendose · defendiéndose · Spanish
defendiéndose · rank #58,411 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #58,411
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,885
- PHOTO-FINISH defendidas
Nearest frequency peer: defendidas (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “defendiéndose”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- decanta
decanta
41,594 corpus weight
- defence
defence
41,592 corpus weight
- defendidas
defendidas
41,591 corpus weight
- defendiéndo…
defendiéndose
41,590 corpus weight
- deformar
deformar
41,589 corpus weight
- defraudados
defraudados
41,588 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “defendiéndose” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | defendiéndose |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [d̪efẽn̪ˈd̪jẽn̪d̪ose] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #58,411 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “defendiéndose” en español
Rare enough to double-check
defendiéndose is uncommon Spanish at frequency #58,411 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪efẽn̪ˈd̪jẽn̪d̪ose]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gerundio de defender, con el pronombre «se» enclítico.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for defendiéndose, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is defendiéndose, spelled D-E-F-E-N-D-I-É-N-D-O-S-E.
Definition
- 1Gerundio de defender, con el pronombre «se» enclítico.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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