defender
/dɨ.fẽ.ˈdeɾ/
The verdict
“defender” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #2,007 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.
- #2,007
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - proteger contra ataque de outros
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 | defender |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /dɨ.fẽ.ˈdeɾ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #2,007 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “defender” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for defender is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /dɨ.fẽ.ˈdeɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #2,007 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for defender, with forms such as "ddefender", "deefnder", and "defedner". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "defendo", "defensor", "depender", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is defender, spelled D-E-F-E-N-D-E-R.
Definition
- 1proteger contra ataque de outros
- 2apresentar uma argumentação em defesa de uma ideia, opinião etc
- 3servir como advogado
- 4tentar manter o título de campeão numa contenda esportiva
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddefender,deefnder,defedner,defendder,defenderr,defendre,defenedr,defennder,deffender,defneder,dfeender,edfender
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of defender - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “defender”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-E-F-E-N-D-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /dɨ.fẽ.ˈdeɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “defendo” - see the side-by-side comparison. defender vs defendo
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.