# Dalton vs Denton

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Dalton
*name · IPA /ˈdɒltən/ · frequency rank #14,307*
A habitational surname from Old English.

### Denton
*name · IPA /ˈdɛn.tən/ · frequency rank #20,091*
A number of places in England:

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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