Datums

/[ˈdaːtʊms]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#37,443

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

Datums is aGermannoun. It means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Datum Pronounced [ˈdaːtʊms]. Often confused with drums and darum.

Key facts for Datums
PropertyValue
HeadwordDatums
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdaːtʊms]
Letters6
Frequency rank#37,443
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Datums is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdaːtʊms]. Corpus data places it at rank #37,443 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Datum".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Datums, with forms such as "adtums", "datmus", and "dattums". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "drums", "darum", "Datum", 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 Datums, spelled D-A-T-U-M-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Datum

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: adtums,datmus,dattums,datumms,datumss,datusm,dautms,ddatums,dtaums

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Datums

Misspelling Variants of "Datums"

adtums6datmus6dattums7datumms7datumss7datusm6dautms6ddatums7
Misspelling Variants of "Datums"

Frequency rank: #37,443 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Datums"?
"Datums" is spelled D-A-T-U-M-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdaːtʊms].
What does "Datums" mean?
As a noun, "Datums" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Datum
What words are commonly confused with "Datums"?
"Datums" is commonly confused with "drums", "darum", "Datum". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Datums"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Datums" is [ˈdaːtʊms]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Datums" come from?
"Datums" 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.