Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

defendee

/ˌdiːfɛnˈdiː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-fend-ee
IPA
/ˌdiːfɛnˈdiː/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who is defended.

Etymology

From defend + -ee.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˌdiːfɛnˈdiː/

Inflected Forms

defendees (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce defendee?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdiːfɛnˈdiː/.
What does defendee mean?
One who is defended.
Where does defendee come from?
From defend + -ee.

How to pronounce defendee

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