# Denison

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈdɛnɪsən/ · frequency rank #38,360

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. A male given name.
3. A place in the United States:
4. A place in the United States:
5. A place in the United States:
6. A place in the United States:
7. A locality in the Shire of Wellington, south eastern Victoria, Australia.

## Etymology
From Denis + -son.

## Easily confused with
- **Denton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denison-vs-denton)
- **derision** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denison-vs-derision)
- **Dennison** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denison-vs-dennison)
- **Denis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denis-vs-denison)
- **Denise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denise-vs-denison)
- **Davison** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/davison-vs-denison)
- **decision** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decision-vs-denison)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ddenison`, `deinson`, `deniosn`, `denisno`, `denisonn`, `denisson`, `dension`, `dneison`, `ednison`

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