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 938 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,019
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que não é defensável; que não tem ou não merece defesa

Corpus desk

Index PT-indefensavel · indefensável · Portuguese

indefensável · rank #61,019 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,019
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH inorgânico

Nearest frequency peer: inorgânico (+6 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “indefensável”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “indefensável” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

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

Cauda longa: rank de “indefensável” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.indefensávelcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “inorgânico” (#61,025), “ies” (#61,011), “inventivo” (#61,031). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “indefensável” fica em #61,019. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

indefensável is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #61,019 among 938 “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?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

heroicamente#61,003barbaramente#61,365desembaraçar#61,489imbecilidade#61,627

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list