dattes

\dat\

/\dat\/ noun

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The verdict

“dattes” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #34,053. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,053
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de datte.

Corpus desk

Index FR-dattes · dattes · French

dattes · rank #34,053 · 6 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,053
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH Deneuve

Nearest frequency peer: Deneuve (+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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « dattes »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « dattes » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

dattes vs dites
67% similar
dattes vs dette
67% similar
dattes vs dotés
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for dattes
PropertyValue
Headworddattes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\dat\
Letters6
Frequency rank#34,053
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « dattes »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).dattesse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Deneuve » (#34,055), « cyclones » (#34,050), « denier » (#34,056). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « dattes » est au #34,053. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around dattes (IPA \dat\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,053 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de datte.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for dattes, with forms such as "adttes", "datets", and "dattess". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "dites", "dette", "dotés", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is dattes, spelled D-A-T-T-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de datte.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how dattes appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Il est nécessaire de désinsectiser, parfois de débactériser les fruits secs, en particulier les dattes.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • adttes
  • datets
  • dattess
  • dattse
  • ddattes
  • dtates

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dattes - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

adttes2datets2dattess1dattse2ddattes1dtates2
Edit distance from "dattes"

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 "dattes"?
"dattes" is spelled D-A-T-T-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \dat\.
What does "dattes" mean?
As a noun, "dattes" means: Pluriel de datte.
What words are commonly confused with "dattes"?
"dattes" is commonly confused with "dites", "dette", "dotés". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dattes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dattes" is \dat\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dattes" come from?
"dattes" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dattes", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

denier#34,056digère#34,059croche#34,046diurne#34,063

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

dîme6 variantsHDMI6 variantsIdriss6 variantsalive6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list