Which to use
“dente” is a noun and “done” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,404
- “dente” frequency rank
- #23,299
- “done” frequency rank
- 28703
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dente | done |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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 | particípio do verbo do |
Letter map: dente vs done
Shared letters muted; letters that set dente and done apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. dente runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against done's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for dente / done
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dente is anoun and doneaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28703, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dente is recorded at frequency rank #5,404, classified as anoun. done is at rank #23,299, tagged as averb, pronounced /dʌn/; /dɐn/; /dʊn/.
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 28703, this pair ranks #40,095 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dente vs done
Shared letters: den. Private to "dente": t. Private to "done": o.
"dente" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "done" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dente" for "done" ever safe?
Which is more common, "dente" or "done"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "dente" and "done".
- Full dictionary entry for "dente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "done" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,095 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dente" and "done" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dodo vs done". 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 #40,095 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.