defensor

[d̪efẽnˈsoɾ]

/[d̪efẽnˈsoɾ]/ adj

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The verdict

“defensor” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,591. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,591
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que defiende o protege.

Corpus desk

Index ES-defensor · defensor · Spanish

defensor · rank #4,591 · 12 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,591
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH cuota

Nearest frequency peer: cuota (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “defensor”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “defensor” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

defensor vs defensoría
80% similar
defensor vs defensa
75% similar
defensor vs defense
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for defensor
PropertyValue
Headworddefensor
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[d̪efẽnˈsoɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,591
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “defensor”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).defensorcae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “cuota” (#4,590), “correspondientes” (#4,589), “contribuir” (#4,588). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “defensor” va en #4,591. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around defensor (IPA [d̪efẽnˈsoɾ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #4,591 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Que defiende o protege.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for defensor, with forms such as "ddefensor", "deefnsor", and "defennsor". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "defensoría", "defensa", "defense", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is defensor, spelled D-E-F-E-N-S-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que defiende o protege.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddefensor
  • deefnsor
  • defennsor
  • defenosr
  • defensorr
  • defensro
  • defenssor
  • defesnor
  • deffensor
  • defnesor
  • dfeensor
  • edfensor

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of defensor - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddefensor1deefnsor2defennsor1defenosr2defensorr1defensro2defenssor1defesnor2
Edit distance from "defensor"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "defensor"?
"defensor" is spelled D-E-F-E-N-S-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪efẽnˈsoɾ].
What does "defensor" mean?
As an adjective, "defensor" means: Que defiende o protege.
What words are commonly confused with "defensor"?
"defensor" is commonly confused with "defensoría", "defensa", "defense". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "defensor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "defensor" is [d̪efẽnˈsoɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "defensor" come from?
"defensor" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "defensor", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

ladrones12 variantsterminan12 variantssíntomas12 variantspróximas12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list