Sapling Logo

“Dean” or “Dene”

dean / dene are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

Get Sapling See examples
Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

dean d·IY·n

  • nounan administrator in charge of a division of a university or college.
  • nounUnited States film actor whose moody rebellious roles made him a cult figure (1931-1955).
  • nouna man who is the senior member of a group.
  • noun(Roman Catholic Church) the head of the College of Cardinals.

dene

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“dean”

  • Dean Saunders, 25, killed himself at…
  • …Vegetarian Meat, Jule Brown and Dean Wareham.
  • …Great Western Railway Forest of Dean Branch.
  • Sliders Special #2 (along with Dean Zachary) (1997)
  • …character Negan (played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan in the show) carries…
  • Dean's family stated, "Hospital, not prison,…
  • Premier of South Australia – Dean Brown
  • …characters in season 3 are Dean Cain as Clark Kent/Superman, Teri…
  • 210 - Dean Young
  • …included Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Tony Curtis, Ray Charles,…

“dene”

  • East Dene
  • Clearwater River Dene Band 223 is an Indian…
  • Dene
  • …Beers Canada, cultural events like Dene hand games, games, live music,…
  • …and culture of Inuit, Inuvialuit, Dene, Métis and non-aboriginal peoples of…
  • …First Nations people of Yellowknives Dene culture had occupied this region;…
  • …residents at his house, Clymping Dene.
  • …Saskatchewan, near the Clearwater River Dene First Nation.
  • …Northwest Territories 0.4% spoke Chipewyan (Dene); 0.1% spoke a Cree language;…
  • Adventure at Dillington Dene (1956)

Examples are Wikipedia snippets under the CC ShareAlike 3.0 license. Definitions are drawn from WordNet.

Too much to remember?

Looking for a tool that handles this for you wherever you write?

Install Sapling Try the grammar checker