# defense vs demente

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### defense
*noun · IPA /dɪˈfɛns/ · frequency rank #34,976*
Defensa.

### demente
*adjective · IPA [d̪eˈmẽn̪t̪e] · frequency rank #18,508*
Loco o falto de juicio.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/defense-vs-demente