# denote

> English word · Verb · IPA /dɪˈnəʊt/ · frequency rank #19,811

## Definitions
1. To indicate; to mark.
2. To make overt.
3. To refer to literally; to convey as objective meaning.

## Etymology
From Middle French denoter, from Latin denotare, from de- (“complete”) and notare (“to mark out”).

## Easily confused with
- **dent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denote-vs-dent)
- **dense** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denote-vs-dense)
- **depot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denote-vs-depot)
- **dents** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denote-vs-dents)
- **donate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denote-vs-donate)
- **devote** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denote-vs-devote)
- **dented** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denote-vs-dented)
- **depose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denote-vs-depose)
- **devoted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denote-vs-devoted)
- **denotes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denote-vs-denotes)
- **devotee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denote-vs-devotee)
- **Dante** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dante-vs-denote)
- **debate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debate-vs-denote)
- **delete** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/delete-vs-denote)
- **Denise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denise-vs-denote)
- **decode** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decode-vs-denote)
- **dengue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dengue-vs-denote)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ddenote`, `dennote`, `denoet`, `denotte`, `dentoe`, `deonte`, `dneote`, `ednote`

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