denture
/ˈdɛntjə(ɹ)/
"denture" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“denture” is uncommon English (frequency #50,463 among 26,416 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,463
- frequency rank, English
- 26,416
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | denture |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈdɛntjə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #50,463 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “denture” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
denture is uncommon English at frequency #50,463 among 26,416 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈdɛntjə(ɹ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
denture has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French denture (“set of teeth”), from Latin dens, dentis (“tooth”) + -urus, -ura, -urum, a suffix implying a set. The correct English form is denture, spelled D-E-N-T-U-R-E.
Definition
- 1A set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit.
- 2An artificial replacement of one or more teeth.
- 3A complete replacement of all teeth in a mouth.
Etymology
From French denture (“set of teeth”), from Latin dens, dentis (“tooth”) + -urus, -ura, -urum, a suffix implying a set.
Synonyms
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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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Using “denture”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-E-N-T-U-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.