# dada

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #26,054

## Definitions
1. Father, dad.

## Etymology
Imitative of a child's first syllables; see dad.

## Easily confused with
- **DD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dada-vs-dd)
- **did** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dada-vs-did)
- **day** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dada-vs-day)
- **dan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dada-vs-dan)
- **DNA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dada-vs-dna)
- **DVD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dada-vs-dvd)
- **dam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dada-vs-dam)
- **das** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dada-vs-das)
- **dat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dada-vs-dat)
- **DEA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dada-vs-dea)
- **DOD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dada-vs-dod)
- **dar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dada-vs-dar)
- **DAE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dada-vs-dae)
- **dai** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dada-vs-dai)
- **dal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dada-vs-dal)
- **dak** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dada-vs-dak)
- **dah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dada-vs-dah)
- **DAW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dada-vs-daw)
- **Dax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dada-vs-dax)
- **dao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dada-vs-dao)

## Common misspellings (5)
`adda`, `daad`, `dadda`, `ddaa`, `ddada`

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