# defendo vs definido

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### definido
*adjective · IPA /dɨ.fɨ.ˈni.du/ · frequency rank #4,719*
determinado, demarcado, delimitado, estabelecido

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