Which to use
“dente” and “duende” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,404
- “dente” frequency rank
- #21,149
- “duende” frequency rank
- 26553
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dente | duende |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | criatura do folclore ibérico, latino-americano e filipino |
Letter map: dente vs duende
Shared letters muted; letters that set dente and duende apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. dente runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against duende's 6 (CVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on dente vs duende
dente and duende are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26553, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dente is recorded at frequency rank #5,404, classified as anoun. duende is at rank #21,149, 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 26553, this pair ranks #42,596 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dente vs duende
Shared letters: den. Private to "dente": t. Private to "duende": u.
"dente" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "duende" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dente" for "duende" ever safe?
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After this comparison
You've compared "dente" and "duende". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "dente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duende" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,596 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dente" and "duende" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "delete vs dente". 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 #42,596 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.