# dale

> English word · Noun · IPA /deu/ · frequency rank #7,331

## Definitions
1. A valley, often in an otherwise hilly area.
2. The sunken or grooved portion of the surface of a vinyl record.

## Etymology
From Middle English dale, from Old English dæl, from Proto-West Germanic *dal, from Proto-Germanic *dalą.

## Easily confused with
- **de** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dale-vs-de)
- **DL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dale-vs-dl)
- **day** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dale-vs-day)
- **due** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dale-vs-due)
- **die** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dale-vs-die)
- **dan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dale-vs-dan)
- **del** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dale-vs-del)
- **dam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dale-vs-dam)
- **Dee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dale-vs-dee)
- **doe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dale-vs-doe)
- **dye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dale-vs-dye)
- **das** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dale-vs-das)
- **dat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dale-vs-dat)
- **Dre** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dale-vs-dre)
- **DLC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dale-vs-dlc)
- **dar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dale-vs-dar)
- **DAW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dale-vs-daw)
- **Dax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dale-vs-dax)
- **dao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dale-vs-dao)
- **dol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dale-vs-dol)

## Common misspellings (4)
`adle`, `dalle`, `ddale`, `dlae`

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