dene
/diːn/noun
dene is spelled D-E-N-E: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,192nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dene means “A valley, especially the deep valley of a stream or rivulet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dene is denes.
How many letters and syllables are in dene?
| Letters | 4: D-E-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 54,192nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is dene?
Dene appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,192nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce dene?
- /diːn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with dene
Sounds like: dean (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with dene?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as dene.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: need, eden, deen.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of dene
- denes plural
- dean
- den
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dene mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A valley, especially the deep valley of a stream or rivulet.
- 2
a sand dune by the seashore
noun
- 1
An Athabascan people of Canada, especially of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does dene come from?
From Middle English dene, from Old English dene.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).