dented
"dented" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dented” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #38,361. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #38,361
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having teeth of a specified colour.
Corpus desk
Index EN-dented · dented · English
dented · rank #38,361 · 9 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #38,361
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH Denison
Nearest frequency peer: Denison (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “dented”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- dejected
dejected
61,643 corpus weight
- democratiza…
democratization
61,642 corpus weight
- Denison
Denison
61,641 corpus weight
- dented
dented
61,640 corpus weight
- deprecating
deprecating
61,639 corpus weight
- derided
derided
61,638 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “dented” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | dented |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #38,361 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dented” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around dented, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #38,361 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for dented, with forms such as "ddented", "denetd", and "dennted". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "deter", "dined", "dents", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is dented, spelled D-E-N-T-E-D.
Definition
- 1Having teeth of a specified colour.
- 2Indented.
- 3Extremely stupid.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dented appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A lion rampant sable, langued and dented gules.
Ermyne on a chiefe dented, Gules.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddented
- denetd
- dennted
- dentde
- dentedd
- dentted
- detned
- dneted
- ednted
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dented - 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
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dented", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "dented". Here's where to go from here.
- "dented" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "deter". View pair
- 9 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #38,361 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more English words in the "D" letter cohort. D–Z browse
- PlainSpell rotates a curated Word of the Day from the English corpus, a passive way to discover vocabulary. Word of the Day
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.