défensif
French, adjective\de.fɑ̃.sif\
défensif is spelled D-É-F-E-N-S-I-F (8 letters) and appears 4.1 times per million words in written French, the 12,924th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Défensif is a French adjective meaning “defensive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est fait pour la défense”.
What does défensif mean in English?
adjective
- 1
defensive
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est fait pour la défense.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of défensif
- défensive feminine
- défensifs masculine plural
- défensives feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce défensif?
- \de.fɑ̃.sif\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to défensif
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is défensif in French?
défensif appears 4.1 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).