denier
/dəˈnɪə(ɹ)/
"denier" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“denier” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #39,284 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #39,284
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An old French coin worth one-twelfth of a sou.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | denier |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /dəˈnɪə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #39,284 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “denier” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for denier is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /dəˈnɪə(ɹ)/. Corpus data places it at rank #39,284 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for denier, with forms such as "ddenier", "deiner", and "deneir". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "dense", "Denis", "denim", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Old French denier, from Latin dēnārius. Doublet of denar, denarius, dinar, diner, dinero, and dinheiro. The correct English form is denier, spelled D-E-N-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1An old French coin worth one-twelfth of a sou.
- 2A unit of linear density which indicates the fineness of fiber or yarn, equal to one gram per 9000 meters, used especially to measure or indicate the fineness of hosiery. Originally equal to the weight of a denier coin per 9600 aunes.
Etymology
From Old French denier, from Latin dēnārius. Doublet of denar, denarius, dinar, diner, dinero, and dinheiro.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddenier,deiner,deneir,denierr,denire,dennier,dneier,ednier
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of denier - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “denier”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-E-N-I-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /dəˈnɪə(ɹ)/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “dense” - see the side-by-side comparison. denier vs dense
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.