Which to use
“dade” and “date” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,463
- “dade” frequency rank
- #7,701
- “date” frequency rank
- 54164
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dade | date |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del plural (vós) del imperativo de dar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del imperativo afirmativo de darse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico). |
Where the eye mixes dade and date
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. dade and date follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses dade with date
A purely visual mix-up. dade ([ˈd̪að̞ɪ]) and date ([ˈd̪at̪e]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - d in “dade” becomes t in “date”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54164, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dade is recorded at frequency rank #46,463, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪að̞ɪ]. date is at rank #7,701, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪at̪e].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 54164, this pair ranks #84,547 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dade vs date
Shared letters: ade. Private to "dade": -. Private to "date": t.
"dade" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "date" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dade" and "date" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dade" or "date"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "dade" and "date" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "date" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #84,547 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dade" and "date" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dade vs dañen". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #84,547 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.