dense

/[ˈd̪ẽnse]/ verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#42,941

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

dense is aSpanishverb. It means: Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo afirmativo de darse (con el pronombre «se» enclítico). Pronounced [ˈd̪ẽnse]. Often confused with DNS and done.

Key facts for dense
PropertyValue
Headworddense
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈd̪ẽnse]
Letters5
Frequency rank#42,941
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of dense in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for dense is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈd̪ẽnse]. Corpus data places it at rank #42,941 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for dense, with forms such as "ddense", "dence", and "denes". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "DNS", "done", "deus", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is dense, spelled D-E-N-S-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo afirmativo de darse (con el pronombre «se» enclítico).
  2. 2
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de densar.
  3. 3
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de densar.
  4. 4
    Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de densar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddense,dence,denes,dennse,densse,desne,dnese,ednse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for dense

Misspelling Variants of "dense"

ddense6dence5denes5dennse6densse6desne5dnese5ednse5
Misspelling Variants of "dense"

Frequency rank: #42,941 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dense"?
"dense" is spelled D-E-N-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈd̪ẽnse].
What does "dense" mean?
As a verb, "dense" means: Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo afirmativo de darse (con el pronombre «se» enclítico).
What words are commonly confused with "dense"?
"dense" is commonly confused with "DNS", "done", "deus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dense"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dense" is [ˈd̪ẽnse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dense" come from?
"dense" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Other entries that begin with the letter D in our Spanish index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.