# dam vs Datum

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### dam
*abbrev · frequency rank #24,288*
Dekameter

### Datum
*noun · IPA [ˈdaːtʊm] · frequency rank #3,303*
Angabe des Kalendertages

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/dam-vs-datum