defendieran
[d̪efẽn̪ˈd̪jeɾãn]
The verdict
“defendieran” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #83,809 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #83,809
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,885
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de defender o de defenderse.
Corpus desk
Index ES-defendieran · defendieran · Spanish
defendieran · rank #83,809 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #83,809
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,885
- PHOTO-FINISH deduje
Nearest frequency peer: deduje (-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 “defendieran”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- decantar
decantar
16,195 corpus weight
- dedal
dedal
16,194 corpus weight
- deduje
deduje
16,193 corpus weight
- defendieran
defendieran
16,192 corpus weight
- deformadas
deformadas
16,190 corpus weight
- deformados
deformados
16,189 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “defendieran” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | defendieran |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [d̪efẽn̪ˈd̪jeɾãn] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #83,809 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “defendieran” en español
Rare enough to double-check
defendieran is uncommon Spanish at frequency #83,809 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪efẽn̪ˈd̪jeɾãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de defender o de defenderse.".
No misspelling variants are generated for defendieran in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is defendieran, spelled D-E-F-E-N-D-I-E-R-A-N.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de defender o de defenderse.
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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