defensável
Portuguese, adjective/de.fẽˈsa.vew/
defensável is spelled D-E-F-E-N-S-Á-V-E-L (10 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese, the 77,804th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Defensável is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “defensible (capable of being defended against armed attack)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does defensável mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinedefensible (capable of being defended against armed attack)
- 2
femininemasculinedefensible (capable of being morally or legally justified)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of defensável
- defensáveis plural
- mais defensável comparative
- o mais defensável superlative
- defensabilíssimo superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce defensável?
- Brazil /de.fẽˈsa.vew/
- Brazil [de.fẽˈsa.veʊ̯]
- Portugal /dɨ.fẽˈsa.vɛl/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to defensável
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is defensável in Portuguese?
defensável appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).