Denis
[ˈdenis]
The verdict
“Denis” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #14,334 in Spanish word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #14,334
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nombre de pila de varón.
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 | Denis |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈdenis] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #14,334 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Denis” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for Denis is 5 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdenis]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,334 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Nombre de pila de varón.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Denis, with forms such as "ddenis", "deins", and "deniss". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "DNI", "DNS", "deus", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is Denis, spelled D-E-N-I-S.
Definition
- 1Nombre de pila de varón.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddenis,deins,deniss,densi,dneis,ednis
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Denis - 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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Denis”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-N-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈdenis] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “DNI” - see the side-by-side comparison. Denis vs DNI
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.