# Denis vs dentist

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Denis
*name · IPA /ˈdɛnɪs/ · frequency rank #12,575*
A male given name from Ancient Greek, a mostly British and Irish spelling variant of Dennis.

### dentist
*noun · IPA /ˈdɛntɪst/ · frequency rank #8,781*
A medical doctor who specializes in teeth.

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