# data

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdɑː.tə/ · frequency rank #455

## Definitions
1. plural of datum

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin data, nominative plural of datum (“that is given”), neuter past participle of dō (“I give”). Doublet of date.

## Easily confused with
- **DT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/data-vs-dt)
- **day** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/data-vs-day)
- **DNA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/data-vs-dna)
- **dot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/data-vs-dot)
- **DEA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/data-vs-dea)
- **DAW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/data-vs-daw)
- **Dax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/data-vs-dax)
- **DDT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/data-vs-ddt)
- **dba** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/data-vs-dba)
- **dit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/data-vs-dit)
- **DTs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/data-vs-dts)
- **DHA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/data-vs-dha)
- **DOA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/data-vs-doa)
- **DMA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/data-vs-dma)
- **dua** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/data-vs-dua)
- **DSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/data-vs-dsa)
- **DMT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/data-vs-dmt)
- **days** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/data-vs-days)
- **date** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/data-vs-date)
- **duty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/data-vs-duty)

## Common misspellings (5)
`adta`, `daat`, `datta`, `ddata`, `dtaa`

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