dares

\ˈdɛɹz\

/\ˈdɛɹz\/ noun

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The verdict

“dares” is uncommon French (frequency #56,535 among 404,891 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,535
frequency rank, French
404,891
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de dare.

Key facts for dares
PropertyValue
Headworddares
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈdɛɹz\
Letters5
Frequency rank#56,535
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dares” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). dares lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dares is uncommon French at frequency #56,535 among 404,891 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈdɛɹz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de dare.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for dares, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is dares, spelled D-A-R-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de dare.

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dares"?
"dares" is spelled D-A-R-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈdɛɹz\.
What does "dares" mean?
As a noun, "dares" means: Pluriel de dare.
How do you pronounce "dares"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dares" is \ˈdɛɹz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dares" come from?
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Using “dares”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is D-A-R-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ˈdɛɹz\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list