# dash vs date

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### dash
*noun · IPA /dæʃ/ · frequency rank #7,116*
Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), – (en dash), — (em dash), or ― (horizontal bar).

### date
*noun · IPA /deɪt/ · frequency rank #605*
The fruit of the date palm, Phoenix dactylifera, somewhat in the shape of an olive, containing a soft, sweet pulp and enclosing a hard kernel.

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