Which to use
“defiende” and “defiendo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,151
- “defiende” frequency rank
- #18,504
- “defiendo” frequency rank
- 22655
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | defiende | defiendo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de defender o de defenderse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de defender o de defenderse. |
Where the eye mixes defiende and defiendo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. defiende and defiendo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses defiende with defiendo
A purely visual mix-up. defiende ([d̪eˈfjẽn̪d̪e]) and defiendo ([d̪eˈfjẽn̪d̪o]) 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 a single letter - e in “defiende” becomes o in “defiendo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22655, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
defiende is recorded at frequency rank #4,151, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈfjẽn̪d̪e]. defiendo is at rank #18,504, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈfjẽn̪d̪o].
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 22655, this pair ranks #249,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of defiende vs defiendo
Shared letters: defin. Private to "defiende": -. Private to "defiendo": o.
"defiende" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "defiendo" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "defiende" for "defiendo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "defiende" vs "defiendo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "defiende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "defiendo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #249,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "defiende" and "defiendo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "defiendo vs doliendo". 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 #249,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.