Which to use
“demente” is an adjective and “dente” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,930
- “demente” frequency rank
- #5,404
- “dente” frequency rank
- 34334
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demente | dente |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que apresenta demência | estrutura calcárea, dura, geralmente esmaltada, presente na boca dos animais vertebrados, usada para cortar, arrancar, triturar e moer alimentos, assim como para defesa e ataque |
Letter map: demente vs dente
Shared letters muted; letters that set demente and dente apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. demente runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against dente's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - demente and dente
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: demente is anadjective and denteanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34334, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
demente is recorded at frequency rank #28,930, classified as anadj, pronounced /dɨ.ˈmẽ.tɨ/. dente is at rank #5,404, tagged as anoun.
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 34334, this pair ranks #32,967 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of demente vs dente
Shared letters: dent. Private to "demente": m. Private to "dente": -.
"demente" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "dente" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "demente" and "dente" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "demente" vs "dente" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "demente" and "dente". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "demente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,967 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demente" and "dente" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "delete 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 #32,967 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.