Which to use
“den” is an article and “denso” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,112
- “den” frequency rank
- #19,113
- “denso” frequency rank
- 38225
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | den | denso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o, artigo definido masculino do caso acusativo singular: | que tem muita massa em relação ao volume |
Where the eye mixes den and denso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between den and denso
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: den is /deːn/ ouvir^(fonte ?) while denso is /ˈdẽ.su/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “den” sits inside “denso”, and the parts of speech differ too (article vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38225, 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 ?). denso is at rank #19,113, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈdẽ.su/.
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 38225, this pair ranks #28,248 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of den vs denso
Shared letters: den. Private to "den": -. Private to "denso": os.
"den" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "denso" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- denso ← ddenso · dennso · denos · densso · desno · dneso · ednso
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "den" and "denso" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "den" or "denso" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "den" and "denso" 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 "denso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,248 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "den" and "denso" 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 #28,248 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.