# defensor vs defensoría

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### defensor
*adjective · IPA [d̪efẽnˈsoɾ] · frequency rank #4,591*
Que defiende o protege.

### defensoría
*noun · IPA [d̪efẽnsoˈɾia] · frequency rank #21,292*
Ministerio o ejercicio de defensor.

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