dai

/[ˈdai]/ verb

Letters

3 characters

Frequency Rank

#30,992

in German word usage

Misspellings

0

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

dai is aGermanverb. It means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs dare Pronounced [ˈdai]. Often confused with du and de.

Key facts for dai
PropertyValue
Headworddai
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈdai]
Letters3
Frequency rank#30,992
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of dai in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for dai is 3 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdai]. Corpus data places it at rank #30,992 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No frequent misspelling variants are recorded for dai in our index, suggesting the orthography either follows predictable German patterns or the word is uncommon enough that typo corpora lack signal.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "du", "de", "do", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is dai, spelled D-A-I, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs dare
  2. 2
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs dare

Frequency rank: #30,992 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dai"?
"dai" is spelled D-A-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdai].
What does "dai" mean?
As a verb, "dai" means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs dare
What words are commonly confused with "dai"?
"dai" is commonly confused with "du", "de", "do". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dai"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dai" is [ˈdai]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dai" come from?
"dai" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter D in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.