dénoter
\de.nɔ.te\
The verdict
“dénoter” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Indiquer comme caractéristique.
Corpus desk
Index FR-denoter · dénoter · French
dénoter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dénoter |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \de.nɔ.te\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « dénoter » en français
Rare enough to double-check
dénoter is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \de.nɔ.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for dénoter, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is dénoter, spelled D-É-N-O-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Indiquer comme caractéristique.
- 2Respecter la signification conceptuelle, ou dénotation, d’un mot, sans y ajouter un contenu qui dépend du contexte ou de la situation.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dénoter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’anse où nous mouillons est évidemment un ancien cratère dans l’intérieur duquel la mer a fait irruption ; de tous côtés surgissent des cônes de cendres qui dénotent une récente activité volcanique.
Une prise de becs dénoterait entre Thomas et elle une intimité qu’elle ne tient pas à faire réexister face à cet homme.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.