Dates

[deɪt͡s]

/[deɪt͡s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Dates” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,798. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,798
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Date

Corpus desk

Index DE-dates · Dates · German

Dates · rank #13,798 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,798
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH DGB

Nearest frequency peer: DGB (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Dates“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Dates“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Dates vs des
40% similar
Dates vs dies
40% similar
Dates vs dave
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Dates
PropertyValue
HeadwordDates
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[deɪt͡s]
Letters5
Frequency rank#13,798
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Dates“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Datesliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „DGB“ (#13,799), „credit“ (#13,796), „eineinhalb“ (#13,800). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dates“ bei #13,798. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Dates (IPA [deɪt͡s]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,798 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Dates, with forms such as "adtes", "daets", and "datess". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "des", "dies", "dave", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Dates, spelled D-A-T-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Date
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Date
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Date
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Date
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Date

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • adtes
  • daets
  • datess
  • datse
  • dattes
  • ddates
  • dtaes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Dates - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

adtes2daets2datess1datse2dattes1ddates1dtaes2
Edit distance from "Dates"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Dates"?
"Dates" is spelled D-A-T-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [deɪt͡s].
What does "Dates" mean?
As a noun, "Dates" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Date
What words are commonly confused with "Dates"?
"Dates" is commonly confused with "des", "dies", "dave". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Dates"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dates" is [deɪt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dates" come from?
"Dates" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Dates", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bingo#13,786beats#13,774BASIC#13,773folie#13,826

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Ärmel7 variantswinde7 variantswerfe7 variantsWeges7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list