# dentist

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdɛntɪst/ · frequency rank #8,781

## Definitions
1. A medical doctor who specializes in teeth.
2. Deliberate misspelling of Dengist.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French dentiste.

## Easily confused with
- **dents** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dentist-vs-dents)
- **desist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dentist-vs-desist)
- **detest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dentist-vs-detest)
- **dentistry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dentist-vs-dentistry)
- **Denis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denis-vs-dentist)
- **Dennis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dennis-vs-dentist)
- **Denise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denise-vs-dentist)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ddentist`, `denitst`, `denntist`, `dentisst`, `dentistt`, `dentits`, `dentsit`, `denttist`, `detnist`, `dnetist`, `edntist`

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