defensor

noun

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The verdict

“defensor” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #5,081. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,081
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aquele que defende

Corpus desk

Index PT-defensor · defensor · Portuguese

defensor · rank #5,081 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,081
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH demonstração

Nearest frequency peer: demonstração (+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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “defensor”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “defensor” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

defensor vs detentor
75% similar
defensor vs defensoria
80% similar
defensor vs defendo
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for defensor
PropertyValue
Headworddefensor
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#5,081
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “defensor”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).defensorcai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “demonstração” (#5,082), “destacar” (#5,083), “costumes” (#5,078). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “defensor” fica em #5,081. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around defensor, anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,081 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "aquele que defende".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for defensor, with forms such as "ddefensor", "deefnsor", and "defennsor". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "detentor", "defensoria", "defendo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is defensor, spelled D-E-F-E-N-S-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    aquele que defende

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how defensor appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Figueira coloca-se como um defensor das pistas exclusivas para ônibus.

This word in other languages

defender(English)defensor(Español)défenseur(Français)Verteidiger(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddefensor
  • deefnsor
  • defennsor
  • defenosr
  • defensorr
  • defensro
  • defenssor
  • defesnor
  • deffensor
  • defnesor
  • dfeensor
  • edfensor

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of defensor - 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.

ddefensor1deefnsor2defennsor1defenosr2defensorr1defensro2defenssor1defesnor2
Edit distance from "defensor"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "defensor"?
"defensor" is spelled D-E-F-E-N-S-O-R.
What does "defensor" mean?
As a noun, "defensor" means: aquele que defende
What words are commonly confused with "defensor"?
"defensor" is commonly confused with "detentor", "defensoria", "defendo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "defensor" come from?
"defensor" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "defensor", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

destacar#5,083costumes#5,078estresse#5,096fracasso#5,100

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

negociação12 variantsrefletir12 variantssobrinho12 variantsdiretoria12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list