Which to use
“dented” is an adjective and “devoted” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,361
- “dented” frequency rank
- #5,318
- “devoted” frequency rank
- 43679
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dented | devoted |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Having teeth of a specified colour. | simple past and past participle of devote |
Letter map: dented vs devoted
Shared letters muted; letters that set dented and devoted apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Role in the sentence - dented and devoted
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dented is anadjective and devotedaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43679, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dented is recorded at frequency rank #38,361, classified as anadj. devoted is at rank #5,318, tagged as averb, pronounced /dɪˈvəʊtəd/.
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 43679, this pair ranks #237,687 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dented vs devoted
Shared letters: det. Private to "dented": n. Private to "devoted": ov.
"dented" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "devoted" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dented" and "devoted" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dented" vs "devoted" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "dented" vs "devoted" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "dented" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devoted" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #237,687 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dented" and "devoted" 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 #237,687 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.