# Denis

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈdɛnɪs/ · frequency rank #12,575

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Ancient Greek, a mostly British and Irish spelling variant of Dennis.
2. A surname.

## Easily confused with
- **Des** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denis-vs-des)
- **dis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denis-vs-dis)
- **deny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denis-vs-deny)
- **dent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denis-vs-dent)
- **Dons** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denis-vs-dons)
- **Desi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denis-vs-desi)
- **devi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denis-vs-devi)
- **devs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denis-vs-devs)
- **dens** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denis-vs-dens)
- **devil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denis-vs-devil)
- **dense** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denis-vs-dense)
- **Doris** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denis-vs-doris)
- **desks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denis-vs-desks)
- **Devin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denis-vs-devin)
- **dents** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denis-vs-dents)
- **dunks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denis-vs-dunks)
- **Devos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denis-vs-devos)
- **dings** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denis-vs-dings)
- **Dennis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denis-vs-dennis)
- **devils** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denis-vs-devils)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ddenis`, `deins`, `deniss`, `densi`, `dneis`, `ednis`

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