data
/ˈdɑː.tə/
"data" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“data” has 5 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #455. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #455
- frequency rank, English
- 26,416
- “D” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - plural of datum
Corpus desk
Index EN-data · data · English
data · rank #455 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #455
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 26,416
- PHOTO-FINISH community
Nearest frequency peer: community (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “data”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
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99,545 corpus weight
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What this shows Bars show where “data” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | data |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈdɑː.tə/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #455 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “data” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around data (IPA /ˈdɑː.tə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #455 among 26,416 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of datum".
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for data, with forms such as "adta", "daat", and "datta". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "DT", "day", "DNA", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin data, nominative plural of datum (“that is given”), neuter past participle of dō (“I give”). Doublet of date. The correct English form is data, spelled D-A-T-A.
Definition
- 1plural of datum
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how data appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Holonym: data set
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin data, nominative plural of datum (“that is given”), neuter past participle of dō (“I give”). Doublet of date.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- adta
- daat
- datta
- ddata
- dtaa
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of data - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "data", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.