dade
[ˈd̪að̞ɪ]
The verdict
“dade” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #46,463) as a verb. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.
- #46,463
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,885
- “D” headwords
- 4
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Segunda persona del plural (vós) del imperativo de dar.
Corpus desk
Index ES-dade · dade · Spanish
dade · rank #46,463 · 4 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #46,463
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-LOW 4 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,885
- PHOTO-FINISH cósmicos
Nearest frequency peer: cósmicos (-2 rank slots)
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 “dade”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- cursillo
cursillo
53,543 corpus weight
- curtido
curtido
53,542 corpus weight
- cántaros
cántaros
53,541 corpus weight
- cósmicos
cósmicos
53,540 corpus weight
- dade
dade
53,538 corpus weight
- deambular
deambular
53,534 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “dade” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish 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 | dade |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈd̪að̞ɪ] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #46,463 |
| Misspellings tracked | 4 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dade” sits in Spanish frequency
Easy to mix with look-alikes
The spelling risk for dade is neighbouring look-alikes ("de", "dar", …), not just typos; it is averb pronounced [ˈd̪að̞ɪ]. Frequency #46,463 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Gloss: "Segunda persona del plural (vós) del imperativo de dar.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for dade, with forms such as "adde", "dadde", and "ddade". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "de", "dar", "dan", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is dade, spelled D-A-D-E.
Definition
- 1Segunda persona del plural (vós) del imperativo de dar.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- adde
- dadde
- ddade
- ddae
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dade - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 Spanish 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 September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
What to do next
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- "dade" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "de". View pair
- 4 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #46,463 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Spanish words in the "D" letter cohort. D–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.