# defendo vs dizendo

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### dizendo
*verb · IPA /di.ˈzẽⁿ.dʊ/ · frequency rank #710*
gerúndio do verbo dizer

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