denote
/dɪˈnoʊt/verb
denote is spelled D-E-N-O-T-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 19,825th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, denote means “To indicate; to mark” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in denote?
| Letters | 6: D-E-N-O-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.9 times per million words; the 19,825th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search | |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is denote?
Denote appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 19,825th 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 denote?
- UK /dɪˈnəʊt/
- US /dɪˈnoʊt/
Denote has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-denote.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with denote
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with denote?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as denote from its last stressed vowel (/oʊt/):
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 denote
- denotes present, singular, he/she/it
- denoting participle, present
- denoted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does denote mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To indicate; to mark.
The yellow blazes denote the trail.
- 2
To make overt.
- 3
To refer to literally; to convey as objective meaning.
The prefix pre- denotes "before", as in preview.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Denote in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | dénoter, indiquer, marquer , signifier |
| German | markieren, kennzeichnen, bezeichnen, anzeigen, formalisieren , preisgeben |
| Portuguese | denotar, indicar , revelar |
| Spanish | señalar, denotar, marcar , significar , revelar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does denote come from?
From Middle French denoter, from Latin denotare, from de- (“complete”) and notare (“to mark out”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).