| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /dɪˈfɛns/ |
| Hyphenation | de·fence |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑛𐑦𐑓𐑧𐑯𐑕 |
| Deseret alphabet | 𐐼𐐮𐑁𐐯𐑌𐑅 |
| Albanian | mbrójtje |
|---|---|
| Danish | forsvar |
| Dutch | afweer; defensie; verdediging; verweer |
| Esperanto | defendo; defendado |
| French | défense |
| German | Abwehr; Verteidigung |
| Italian | difesa |
| Low German | defensy |
| Papiamento | defensa |
| Portuguese | defesa |
| Saterland Frisian | Ouweer; Weer |
| Spanish | defensa |
| Swedish | försvar; värn |
| Tagalog | pagtatanggól |
| West Frisian | definsje; ferdigening; ferwar |