Which to use
“demente” is an adjective and “diente” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,508
- “demente” frequency rank
- #9,626
- “diente” frequency rank
- 28134
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demente | diente |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Loco o falto de juicio. | 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. 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. |
Where the eye mixes demente and diente
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: demente vs diente
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: demente is [d̪eˈmẽn̪t̪e] while diente is [ˈd̪jẽn̪t̪e]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28134, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
demente is recorded at frequency rank #18,508, classified as anadj, pronounced [d̪eˈmẽn̪t̪e]. diente is at rank #9,626, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪jẽn̪t̪e].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 28134, this pair ranks #223,462 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of demente vs diente
Shared letters: dent. Private to "demente": m. Private to "diente": i.
"demente" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "diente" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "demente" for "diente" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "demente" or "diente" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "demente" and "diente" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "demente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "diente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #223,462 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demente" and "diente" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déjense vs demente". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #223,462 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.