# defensas vs defensivas

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### defensas
*noun · IPA [d̪eˈfẽnsas] · frequency rank #10,651*
Forma del plural de defensa.

### defensivas
*adjective · IPA [d̪efẽnˈsiβ̞as] · frequency rank #30,016*
Forma del femenino plural de defensivo.

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