Which to use
“darted” is a verb and “dented” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,174
- “darted” frequency rank
- #38,361
- “dented” frequency rank
- 86535
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | darted | dented |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of dart | Having teeth of a specified colour. |
Letter map: darted vs dented
Shared letters muted; letters that set darted and dented apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - darted and dented
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: darted is averb and dentedanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86535, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
darted is recorded at frequency rank #48,174, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈdɑɹtɪd/. dented is at rank #38,361, tagged as anadj.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 86535, this pair ranks #8,849 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of darted vs dented
Shared letters: det. Private to "darted": ar. Private to "dented": n.
"darted" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "dented" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "darted" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dented" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,849 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "darted" and "dented" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "darned vs darted". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #8,849 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.