Which to use
“defendida” is a participle and “defendió” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,596
- “defendida” frequency rank
- #8,507
- “defendió” frequency rank
- 34103
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | defendida | defendió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de defendido, participio de defender o de defenderse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de defender o de defenderse. |
Where the eye mixes defendida and defendió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. defendida runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against defendió's 8 (CVCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses defendida with defendió
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: defendida is [d̪efẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞a] while defendió is [d̪efẽn̪ˈd̪jo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34103, 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]. defendió is at rank #8,507, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪efẽn̪ˈd̪jo].
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 34103, this pair ranks #193,231 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of defendida vs defendió
Shared letters: defin. Private to "defendida": a. Private to "defendió": ó.
"defendida" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "defendió" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- defendida ← ddefendida · deefndida · defednida · defenddia · defenddida · defendiad · defendidda · defenidda
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "defendida" and "defendió" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "defendida" or "defendió" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "defendida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "defendió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #193,231 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "defendida" and "defendió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "defendida 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 #193,231 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.