Which to use
“danke” is a particle and “Date” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #212
- “danke” frequency rank
- #3,717
- “Date” frequency rank
- 3929
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | danke | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Wort, das man benutzt, um seinen Dank auszudrücken | Verabredung, meistens von zwei Verliebten |
Where the eye mixes danke and Date
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. danke runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against Date's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: danke vs Date
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: danke is [ˈdaŋkə] while Date is [dɛɪ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (particle vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3929, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
danke is recorded at frequency rank #212, classified as aparticle, pronounced [ˈdaŋkə]. Date is at rank #3,717, tagged as anoun, pronounced [dɛɪ̯t].
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 3929, this pair ranks #1,998,997 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of danke vs Date
Shared letters: ade. Private to "danke": kn. Private to "Date": t.
"danke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Date" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "danke" for "Date" ever safe?
Frequency check: "danke" vs "Date" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "danke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Date" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,998,997 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "danke" and "Date" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Date vs Düne". 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 #1,998,997 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.