# dents vs deny

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### dents
*noun · IPA /dɛnts/ · frequency rank #35,681*
plural of dent

### deny
*verb · IPA /dɪˈnaɪ/ · frequency rank #4,013*
To disallow or reject.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dents-vs-deny