# dental

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈdɛn.təl/ · frequency rank #5,955

## Definitions
1. Of or concerning the teeth.
2. Of or concerning dentistry.
3. Articulated with the tip of the tongue touching the upper front teeth or with the blade of the tongue touching the alveolar ridge, so that the tip of the tongue rests near the teeth.
4. Articulated with the tip or blade of the tongue: coronal.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French dental or Late Latin dentālis, from dēns (“a tooth”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).

## Easily confused with
- **dents** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dental-vs-dents)
- **detail** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dental-vs-detail)
- **Denton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dental-vs-denton)
- **distal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dental-vs-distal)
- **Denzel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dental-vs-denzel)
- **dermal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dental-vs-dermal)
- **dented** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dental-vs-dented)
- **deal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deal-vs-dental)
- **dent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dent-vs-dental)
- **delta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/delta-vs-dental)
- **decal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decal-vs-dental)
- **denial** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denial-vs-dental)
- **Denham** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denham-vs-dental)
- **Denali** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denali-vs-dental)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ddental`, `denatl`, `denntal`, `dentall`, `dentla`, `denttal`, `detnal`, `dnetal`, `edntal`

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