# defeito vs defendo

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### defeito
*noun · IPA /dɨ.ˈfɐj.tu/ · frequency rank #6,530*
falha, imperfeição (tanto física quanto moral)

### defendo
*verb · IPA /deːˈfen.doː/ · frequency rank #17,757*
afastar.

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