défendent
\de.fɑ̃d\
The verdict
“défendent” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #9,647. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #9,647
- frequency rank, French
- 5,307
- “D” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de défendre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-defendent · défendent · French
défendent · rank #9,647 · 15 variants · 12 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #9,647
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 15 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,307
- PHOTO-FINISH décrocher
Nearest frequency peer: décrocher (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “défendent”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- débuter
débuter
90,357 corpus weight
- décrite
décrite
90,356 corpus weight
- décrocher
décrocher
90,355 corpus weight
- défendent
défendent
90,354 corpus weight
- dégagé
dégagé
90,353 corpus weight
- démarrage
démarrage
90,352 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “défendent” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | défendent |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \de.fɑ̃d\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #9,647 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Où “défendent” se place dans la fréquence du français
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around défendent (IPA \de.fɑ̃d\), averb. Corpus frequency is #9,647 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for défendent, with forms such as "ddéfendent", "defendent", and "dféendent". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "défendez", "défendit", "defender", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is défendent, spelled D-É-F-E-N-D-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de défendre.
- 2Troisième personne du pluriel du présent du subjonctif de défendre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how défendent appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’accès en est impossible. Des clôtures hargneuses le gardent ; des montants de fer, aux pointes aiguës, reliés par tout un hérissement de ronces artificielles le défendent mieux qu’un cordon de gendarmes.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddéfendent
- defendent
- dféendent
- déefndent
- défednent
- défenddent
- défendennt
- défendentt
- défendetn
- défendnet
- défenednt
- défenndent
- déffendent
- défnedent
- édfendent
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of défendent - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "défendent", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "défendent" maps to 12 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "défendez". View pair
- 15 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #9,647 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more French words in the "D" letter cohort. D–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.