# defendo

> Portuguese word · Verb · IPA /deːˈfen.doː/ · frequency rank #17,757

## Definitions
1. afastar.
2. defender, guardar, proteger.

## Easily confused with
- **dizendo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/defendo-vs-dizendo)
- **desenho** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/defendo-vs-desenho)
- **defunto** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/defendo-vs-defunto)
- **detento** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/defendo-vs-detento)
- **definido** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/defendo-vs-definido)
- **defensor** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/defendo-vs-defensor)
- **defeito** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/defeito-vs-defendo)
- **defender** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/defender-vs-defendo)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ddefendo`, `deefndo`, `defedno`, `defenddo`, `defenndo`, `defenod`, `deffendo`, `defnedo`, `dfeendo`, `edfendo`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/defendo