diente
[ˈd̪jẽn̪t̪e]
The verdict
“diente” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #9,626 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #9,626
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 15
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Estructura compleja de varias capas de tejido, la más externa de las cuales es de apariencia ósea, que la mayoría de los vertebrados tienen en la mandíbula para ayudar a cortar y triturar la comida...
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 | diente |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈd̪jẽn̪t̪e] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #9,626 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 15 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “diente” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for diente is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈd̪jẽn̪t̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,626 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for diente, with forms such as "ddiente", "deinte", and "dienet". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "dieta", "diese", "digne", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is diente, spelled D-I-E-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1Estructura compleja de varias capas de tejido, la más externa de las cuales es de apariencia ósea, que la mayoría de los vertebrados tienen en la mandíbula para ayudar a cortar y triturar la comida. En algunas especies están asimismo adaptados para la defensa y la predación. Existen varios tipos de dientes, ajustados a la dieta de la especie, y la fórmula dentaria es una de las claves típicas en la identificación fisiológica de un animal.
- 2Puntas o púas que presentan algunas herramientas y que constituyen su borde funcional para cortar o desempeñar otra actividad.
- 3Protuberancia roma que presentan los engranajes para articularse entre sí.
- 4Reborde de relieve zigzagueante que presentan algunos papeles troquelados tras el corte del troquel.
- 5Eminencia geográfica cuyo perfil recuerda por su agudeza al de un canino.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddiente,deinte,dienet,diennte,dientte,dietne,dinete,idente
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of diente - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “diente”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-I-E-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈd̪jẽn̪t̪e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “dieta” - see the side-by-side comparison. diente vs dieta
- 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.