Which to use
“diente” and “dientes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,626
- “diente” frequency rank
- #2,601
- “dientes” frequency rank
- 12227
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | diente | dientes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | Forma del plural de diente. |
Where the eye mixes diente and dientes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: diente vs dientes
A purely visual mix-up. diente ([ˈd̪jẽn̪t̪e]) and dientes ([ˈd̪jẽn̪t̪es]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “diente” sits inside “dientes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12227, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
diente is recorded at frequency rank #9,626, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪jẽn̪t̪e]. dientes is at rank #2,601, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪jẽn̪t̪es].
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 12227, this pair ranks #292,285 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of diente vs dientes
Shared letters: deint. Private to "diente": -. Private to "dientes": s.
"diente" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "dientes" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "diente" and "dientes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "diente" vs "dientes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "diente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dientes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #292,285 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "diente" and "dientes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "detente vs diente". 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 #292,285 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.