# defendí vs defense

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### defendí
*verb · IPA [d̪efẽn̪ˈd̪i] · frequency rank #41,842*
Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de defender o de defenderse.

### defense
*noun · IPA /dɪˈfɛns/ · frequency rank #34,976*
Defensa.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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