dents

\dɑ̃\

/\dɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“dents” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,313. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,313
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de dent.

Corpus desk

Index FR-dents · dents · French

dents · rank #2,313 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,313
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH devons

Nearest frequency peer: devons (+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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « dents »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « dents » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

dents vs des
60% similar
dents vs DNS
0% similar
dents vs det
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for dents
PropertyValue
Headworddents
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\dɑ̃\
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,313
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « dents »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).dentsse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « devons » (#2,314), « construit » (#2,311), « dirais » (#2,315). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « dents » est au #2,313. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around dents (IPA \dɑ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,313 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de dent.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for dents, with forms such as "ddents", "dennts", and "denst". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "des", "DNS", "det", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is dents, spelled D-E-N-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de dent.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how dents appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Pour empêcher cette déglutition imprudente, on a substitué aux fèves des petits bébés en porcelaine moins avalables, mais fort désagréables pour les dents !

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddents
  • dennts
  • denst
  • dentss
  • dentts
  • detns
  • dnets
  • ednts

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dents - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddents1dennts1denst2dentss1dentts1detns2dnets2ednts2
Edit distance from "dents"

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 "dents"?
"dents" is spelled D-E-N-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is \dɑ̃\.
What does "dents" mean?
As a noun, "dents" means: Pluriel de dent.
What words are commonly confused with "dents"?
"dents" is commonly confused with "des", "DNS", "det". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dents"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dents" is \dɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dents" come from?
"dents" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

échec#2,306Lille#2,321mange#2,323perso#2,326

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

dirais8 variantsamitié8 variantslaissez8 variantsremise8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list