datanvsdateWhich spelling fits?

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“datan” and “date” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#25,209
“datan” frequency rank
#7,701
“date” frequency rank
32910
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature datan date
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de datar. Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del imperativo afirmativo de darse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico).

Where the eye mixes datan and date

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
datan
4 ch
date

Look-alike desk: datan vs date

A purely visual mix-up. datan ([ˈd̪at̪ãn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32910, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

datan is recorded at frequency rank #25,209, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪at̪ãn]. 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 32910, this pair ranks #199,561 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of datan vs date

Shared letters: adt. Private to "datan": n. Private to "date": e.

"datan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "date" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • datanadtan · daatn · datann · datna · dattan · ddatan · dtaan
  • dateadte · daet · datte · ddate · dtae

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "datan" and "date" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈd̪at̪ãn] versus [ˈd̪at̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "datan" or "date"?
"date" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,701 in our Spanish list, against #25,209 for "datan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "datan" and "date" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "datan" 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 #199,561 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "datan" and "date" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "datan vs delatan". 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 #199,561 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list