Which to use
“den” is an article and “densa” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,112
- “den” frequency rank
- #16,029
- “densa” frequency rank
- 35141
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | den | densa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o, artigo definido masculino do caso acusativo singular: | forma feminina de denso |
Where the eye mixes den and densa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between den and densa
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: den is /deːn/ ouvir^(fonte ?) while densa is /ˈdẽ.sɐ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “den” sits inside “densa”, and the parts of speech differ too (article vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35141, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
den is recorded at frequency rank #19,112, classified as anarticle, pronounced /deːn/ ouvir^(fonte ?). densa is at rank #16,029, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈdẽ.sɐ/.
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 35141, this pair ranks #31,950 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of den vs densa
Shared letters: den. Private to "den": -. Private to "densa": as.
"den" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "densa" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- densa ← ddensa · denas · dennsa · denssa · desna · dnesa · ednsa
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "den" and "densa" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "den" or "densa"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "den" and "densa" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "den" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "densa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,950 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "den" and "densa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dat vs den". 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 #31,950 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.