The Great Dane is a breed of domestic dog known for its giant size.
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Dane
Synonyms for "dane" (9 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (2)
Strong matches (3)
Noun(2 words)
danish citizendanish jordisk
Adjective(1 words)
danish is
Related words (4)
Noun(4 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: danes, danish, danish citizen, danish is, danish jordisk.
- Sentence evidence is available for dane, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from derived_reverse, opengloss.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "dane".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "dane"
Keep "dane" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "dane" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "dane", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "dane" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
2 entriesMore specific
2 entriesDanish citizenDanish immigrant
Collocations
6 entriesDane diasporaDane ethnicityDane heritageDane populationDanish nationalnative Dane
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
2 entriesTranslations
97 translations across 60 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- Deen noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Arabic
2 entries- دَانِمَارْكِيّ noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
- دَانِمَرْكِيَّة noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Armenian
1 entries- դանիացի noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Asturian
2 entries- danesa noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
- danés noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- danimarkalı noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Basque
1 entries- daniar noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Belarusian
2 entries- датча́нка noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
- датча́нін noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Bengali
1 entries- দিনেমার noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Bulgarian
1 entries- датчанин noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Catalan
4 entries- danesa noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
- danesa noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
- danès noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
- danés noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Chechen
1 entries- датхо noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Cherokee
1 entries- ᎠᏕᏂ noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 丹麥人 /丹麦人 noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Czech
2 entries- Dán noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
- Dánka noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Danish
1 entries- dansker noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Dutch
2 entries- Deen noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
- Deense noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Esperanto
2 entries- daniano noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
- dano noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Farefare
1 entries- daŋa noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Faroese
2 entries- dani noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
- danskari noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Finnish
1 entries- tanskalainen noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
French
2 entries- Danois noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
- Danoise noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Galician
2 entries- dinamarquesa noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
- dinamarqués noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Georgian
1 entries- დანიელი noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
German
2 entries- Däne noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
- Dänin noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Greek
2 entries- Δανή noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
- Δανός noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Greenlandic
1 entries- danskeq noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Hawaiian
1 entries- Kenemaka noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Hindi
3 entries- डेन noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
- डेनिश noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
- डैनिश noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Hungarian
1 entries- dán noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Icelandic
1 entries- Dani noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Ido
3 entries- Danino noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
- Dano noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
- Danulo noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Irish
2 entries- Danar noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
- Danmhargach noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Italian
1 entries- danese noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Japanese
1 entries- デンマーク人 noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Kazakh
1 entries- даттық noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Khmer
1 entries- ដាណឺ noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Korean
1 entries- 덴마크 사람 noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Latvian
2 entries- dāniete noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
- dānis noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Lithuanian
2 entries- danas noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
- danė noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Lower Sorbian
1 entries- Dan noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Macedonian
2 entries- Данец noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
- Данка noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Māori
1 entries- Teina noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- danske noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- danske noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Polish
2 entries- Dunka noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
- Duńczyk noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Portuguese
3 entries- danês noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
- dinamarquesa noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
- dinamarquês noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Romanian
1 entries- danez noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Russian
2 entries- датча́нин noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
- датча́нка noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- Danmhairgeach noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- Dankinja noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
- Dánac noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
- Да́нац noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
- Данкиња noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Slovak
2 entries- Dán noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
- Dánka noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Slovene
2 entries- Dánec noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
- Dánka noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Spanish
2 entries- danesa noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
- danés noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Swahili
2 entries- Mdeni noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
- Wadeni noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Swedish
2 entries- dansk noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
- danska noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Tagalog
1 entries- Danes noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Turkish
2 entries- Dan noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
- Danimarkalı noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Ukrainian
3 entries- да́нець noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
- да́нка noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
- да́нці noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Volapük
1 entries- Danänan noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Welsh
1 entries- Daniad noun (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Sample sentences
18 total sentences available.
The fables written by Hans Christian Andersen, the most famous Dane in the world, made him an icon of world literature.
Source: tatoeba (1303965)
His fairy tales made Hans Christian Andersen, the most famous Dane in the world, an icon of world literature.
Source: tatoeba (1304082)
Dane prefers having dogs over cats.
Source: tatoeba (3079706)
Showing 4 of 18 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "dane"?
Closest matches include danes, danish, danish citizen, danish is, danish jordisk.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "dane"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.