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“defendida” and “defendidos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,596
- “defendida” frequency rank
- #47,700
- “defendidos” frequency rank
- 73296
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | defendida | defendidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de defendido, participio de defender o de defenderse. | Forma del plural de defendido, participio de defender o de defenderse. |
Where the eye mixes defendida and defendidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between defendida and defendidos
A purely visual mix-up. defendida ([d̪efẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞a]) and defendidos ([d̪efẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞os]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73296, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
defendida is recorded at frequency rank #25,596, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪efẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞a]. defendidos is at rank #47,700, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪efẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞os].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 73296, this pair ranks #23,579 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of defendida vs defendidos
Shared letters: defin. Private to "defendida": a. Private to "defendidos": os.
"defendida" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "defendidos" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- defendida ← ddefendida · deefndida · defednida · defenddia · defenddida · defendiad · defendidda · defenidda
- defendidos ← ddefendidos · deefndidos · defednidos · defenddidos · defenddios · defendiddos · defendidoss · defendidso
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "defendida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "defendidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,579 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "defendida" and "defendidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "defendamos vs defendidos". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #23,579 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.