Which to use
“den” is an article and “dente” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,112
- “den” frequency rank
- #5,404
- “dente” frequency rank
- 24516
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | den | dente |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o, artigo definido masculino do caso acusativo singular: | 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: den vs dente
Shared letters muted; letters that set den and dente apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. den runs 3 letters (CVC) 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 - den and dente
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: den is anarticle and denteanoun. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “den” sits inside “dente”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24516, 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 ?). 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 24516, this pair ranks #45,081 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of den vs dente
Shared letters: den. Private to "den": -. Private to "dente": t.
"den" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "dente" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dente ← ddente · denet · dennte · dentte · detne · dnete · ednte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "den" and "dente" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "den" vs "dente" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "den" vs "dente" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "den" 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 #45,081 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "den" and "dente" 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 #45,081 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.