dentina

Name: dentina, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[d̪ẽn̪ˈt̪ina]

/[d̪ẽn̪ˈt̪ina]/ noun

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“dentina” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #87,710 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#87,710
frequency rank, Spanish: 7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tejido propio de los dientes que rodea la pulpa y el esmalte

Key facts for dentina
Property	Value
Headword	dentina
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[d̪ẽn̪ˈt̪ina]
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#87,710
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dentina” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). dentina lands here:

#87,710

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for dentina is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪ẽn̪ˈt̪ina]. Corpus data places it at rank #87,710 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Tejido propio de los dientes que rodea la pulpa y el esmalte".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for dentina, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is dentina, spelled D-E-N-T-I-N-A.

Definition

1
Tejido propio de los dientes que rodea la pulpa y el esmalte

This word in other languages

dentine(Français)

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 "dentina"?

"dentina" is spelled D-E-N-T-I-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪ẽn̪ˈt̪ina].

What does "dentina" mean?

As a noun, "dentina" means: Tejido propio de los dientes que rodea la pulpa y el esmalte

How do you pronounce "dentina"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dentina" is [d̪ẽn̪ˈt̪ina]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "dentina" come from?

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Using “dentina”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-N-T-I-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [d̪ẽn̪ˈt̪ina] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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.