dens
/dɛnz/
"dens" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dens” has 5 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #34,854. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #34,854
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of den
Corpus desk
Index EN-dens · dens · English
dens · rank #34,854 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #34,854
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH deftly
Nearest frequency peer: deftly (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “dens”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- Deanna
Deanna
65,150 corpus weight
- defraud
defraud
65,149 corpus weight
- deftly
deftly
65,148 corpus weight
- dens
dens
65,147 corpus weight
- desertion
desertion
65,146 corpus weight
- detainee
detainee
65,145 corpus weight
What this shows “dens” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
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 | dens |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /dɛnz/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #34,854 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “dens”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around dens (IPA /dɛnz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,854 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of den".
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for dens, with forms such as "ddens", "denns", and "denss". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "DS", "don", "DNA", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. The correct English form is dens, spelled D-E-N-S.
Definition
- 1plural of den
Etymology
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddens
- denns
- denss
- desn
- dnes
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dens - 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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).