Which to use
“defendido” and “defendió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,123
- “defendido” frequency rank
- #8,507
- “defendió” frequency rank
- 18630
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | defendido | defendió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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 defendido and defendió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. defendido 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.
Look-alike desk: defendido vs defendió
A purely visual mix-up. defendido ([d̪efẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞o]) and defendió ([d̪efẽn̪ˈd̪jo]) 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 18630, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
defendido is recorded at frequency rank #10,123, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪efẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞o]. 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 18630, this pair ranks #267,111 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of defendido vs defendió
Shared letters: defin. Private to "defendido": o. Private to "defendió": ó.
"defendido" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "defendió" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- defendido ← ddefendido · deefndido · defednido · defenddido · defenddio · defendiddo · defendiod · defeniddo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "defendido" for "defendió" ever safe?
Frequency check: "defendido" vs "defendió" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "defendido" 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 #267,111 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "defendido" and "defendió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "defendido 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 #267,111 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.