# defendidos vs defensivos

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### defendidos
*participle · IPA [d̪efẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞os] · frequency rank #47,700*
Forma del plural de defendido, participio de defender o de defenderse.

### defensivos
*adjective · IPA [d̪efẽnˈsiβ̞os] · frequency rank #38,627*
Forma del plural de defensivo.

## Source
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