Which to use
“denotes” is a verb and “dented” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,685
- “denotes” frequency rank
- #38,361
- “dented” frequency rank
- 55046
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | denotes | dented |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | third-person singular simple present indicative of denote | Having teeth of a specified colour. |
Letter map: denotes vs dented
Shared letters muted; letters that set denotes and dented apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Part-of-speech tell for denotes / dented
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: denotes is averb and dentedanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55046, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
denotes is recorded at frequency rank #16,685, classified as averb, pronounced /dɪˈnoʊts/. 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 55046, this pair ranks #136,537 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of denotes vs dented
Shared letters: dent. Private to "denotes": os. Private to "dented": -.
"denotes" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "dented" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "denotes" for "dented" ever safe?
Frequency check: "denotes" vs "dented" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "denotes" and "dented". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "denotes" 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 #136,537 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "denotes" 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 #136,537 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.