# Denton

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈdɛn.tən/ · frequency rank #20,091

## Definitions
1. A number of places in England:
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21. A habitational surname from Old English.
22. A male given name transferred from the place name.

## Etymology
From Old English denu (“valley, den”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

## Easily confused with
- **Devon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denton-vs-devon)
- **detox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denton-vs-detox)
- **dents** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denton-vs-dents)
- **Dutton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denton-vs-dutton)
- **dent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dent-vs-denton)
- **demon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/demon-vs-denton)
- **dental** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dental-vs-denton)
- **Dalton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dalton-vs-denton)
- **Dayton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dayton-vs-denton)
- **deacon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deacon-vs-denton)
- **debtor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debtor-vs-denton)
- **dented** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dented-vs-denton)
- **Denison** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denison-vs-denton)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ddenton`, `dennton`, `denotn`, `dentno`, `dentonn`, `dentton`, `detnon`, `dneton`, `ednton`

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