indefensável

/ĩ.dɨ.fẽ.ˈsa.vɛɫ/

//ĩ.dɨ.fẽ.ˈsa.vɛɫ// adj

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The verdict

“indefensável” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #61,019 among 1,526 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,019
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,526
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que não é defensável; que não tem ou não merece defesa

Key facts for indefensável
PropertyValue
Headwordindefensável
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ĩ.dɨ.fẽ.ˈsa.vɛɫ/
Letters12
Frequency rank#61,019
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “indefensável” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). indefensável lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

indefensável is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #61,019 among 1,526 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ĩ.dɨ.fẽ.ˈsa.vɛɫ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "que não é defensável; que não tem ou não merece defesa".

indefensável doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is indefensável, spelled I-N-D-E-F-E-N-S-Á-V-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    que não é defensável; que não tem ou não merece defesa

Synonyms

indefensível

This word in other languages

indefensible(English)

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 "indefensável"?
"indefensável" is spelled I-N-D-E-F-E-N-S-Á-V-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ĩ.dɨ.fẽ.ˈsa.vɛɫ/.
What does "indefensável" mean?
As an adjective, "indefensável" means: que não é defensável; que não tem ou não merece defesa
How do you pronounce "indefensável"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "indefensável" is /ĩ.dɨ.fẽ.ˈsa.vɛɫ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "indefensável" come from?
"indefensável" 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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Using “indefensável”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is I-N-D-E-F-E-N-S-Á-V-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ĩ.dɨ.fẽ.ˈsa.vɛɫ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list