# defender vs defendo

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### defender
*verb · IPA /dɨ.fẽ.ˈdeɾ/ · frequency rank #2,007*
proteger contra ataque de outros

### 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/defender-vs-defendo