dense

[ˈd̪ẽnse]

/[ˈd̪ẽnse]/ verb

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The verdict

“dense” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #42,941. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,941
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo afirmativo de darse (con el pronombre «se» enclítico).

Corpus desk

Index ES-dense · dense · Spanish

dense · rank #42,941 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,941
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH demore

Nearest frequency peer: demore (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “dense”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “dense” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

dense vs DNS
0% similar
dense vs done
60% similar
dense vs deus
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “dense”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).densecae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “demore” (#42,940), “deponer” (#42,942), “delimita” (#42,939). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “dense” va en #42,941. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around dense (IPA [ˈd̪ẽnse]), averb. Corpus frequency is #42,941 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for dense, with forms such as "ddense", "dence", and "denes". 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, "DNS", "done", "deus", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is dense, spelled D-E-N-S-E.

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

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dense - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddense1dence1denes2dennse1densse1desne2dnese2ednse2
Edit distance from "dense"

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.

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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dense", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Eneas#42,979comte#42,894chief#42,880chain#42,879

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

demore8 variantsdimita8 variantscredos8 variantsescola8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list