# defender vs depender

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### depender
*verb · IPA /dɨ.pẽ.ˈdeɾ/ · frequency rank #5,405*
estar na dependência de

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