# denote vs denotes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### denote
*verb · IPA /dɪˈnəʊt/ · frequency rank #19,811*
To indicate; to mark.

### denotes
*verb · IPA /dɪˈnoʊts/ · frequency rank #16,685*
third-person singular simple present indicative of denote

## Source
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