Which to use
“decked” is a verb and “dented” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,745
- “decked” frequency rank
- #38,361
- “dented” frequency rank
- 65106
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | decked | dented |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of deck | Having teeth of a specified colour. |
Letter map: decked vs dented
Shared letters muted; letters that set decked and dented apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - decked and dented
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: decked 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 65106, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
decked is recorded at frequency rank #26,745, classified as averb, pronounced /dɛkt/. 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 65106, this pair ranks #74,399 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of decked vs dented
Shared letters: de. Private to "decked": ck. Private to "dented": nt.
"decked" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "dented" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "decked" for "dented" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "decked" or "dented" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "decked" and "dented".
- Full dictionary entry for "decked" 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 #74,399 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "decked" and "dented" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "darted vs dented". 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 #74,399 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.