denton

\ˈden.ton\

/\ˈden.ton\/ noun

The verdict

“denton” is uncommon French (frequency #59,938 among 5,307 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,938
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Accusatif singulier de dento.

Corpus desk

Index FR-denton · denton · French

denton · rank #59,938 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,938
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH densifier

Nearest frequency peer: densifier (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « denton »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « denton » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for denton
PropertyValue
Headworddenton
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈden.ton\
Letters6
Frequency rank#59,938
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « denton » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.dentontombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « densifier » (#59,937), « descriptives » (#59,940), « dede » (#59,935). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « denton » est au #59,938. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

denton is uncommon French at frequency #59,938 among 5,307 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈden.ton\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Accusatif singulier de dento.".

No misspelling variants are generated for denton in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is denton, spelled D-E-N-T-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Accusatif singulier de dento.

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "denton"?
"denton" is spelled D-E-N-T-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈden.ton\.
What does "denton" mean?
As a noun, "denton" means: Accusatif singulier de dento.
How do you pronounce "denton"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "denton" is \ˈden.ton\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "denton", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list