defensa
Spanish, noun
defensa is spelled D-E-F-E-N-S-A (7 letters) and appears 115 times per million words in written Spanish, the 765th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Defensa is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “defense” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of defensar. With an accent, defensá is a different word: “second-person singular voseo imperative of defensar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Acción o efecto de proteger algo contra una ofensiva o daño”.
What does defensa mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedefense
- 2
feminineretaining wall
- 3
Mexicofemininebumper
noun
- 1
masculineback
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
second-person singular voseo imperative of defensar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Acción o efecto de proteger algo contra una ofensiva o daño. 2. Medio por el cual esta defensa₁ se lleva a cabo. 3. Conjunto de letrados encargados de abogar por el o los imputados en una causa. 4. Motivos o razones que esta parte aduce para refutar la imputación o cargo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of defensa
- defensas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to defensa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is defensa in Spanish?
defensa appears 115 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).