dattier

\da.tje\

/\da.tje\/ noun

The verdict

“dattier” is uncommon French (frequency #89,590 among 404,891 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,590
frequency rank, French
404,891
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Espèce de palmier cultivé de la famille des arécacées (et de la sous-famille des Coryphoideae), connu plus exactement sous le nom de palmier-dattier, à feuilles pennées, et dont les pieds femelles ...

Key facts for dattier
PropertyValue
Headworddattier
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\da.tje\
Letters7
Frequency rank#89,590
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dattier” 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). dattier lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

dattier is uncommon French at frequency #89,590 among 404,891 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \da.tje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for dattier in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is dattier, spelled D-A-T-T-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Espèce de palmier cultivé de la famille des arécacées (et de la sous-famille des Coryphoideae), connu plus exactement sous le nom de palmier-dattier, à feuilles pennées, et dont les pieds femelles portent des fruits pulpeux et sucrés, que l’on nomme dattes (Phoenix dactylifera L., 1753).
  2. 2
    Genre de palmiers de la famille des arécacées (sous-famille des Coryphoideae) comprenant une douzaine d'espèces fruitières ou ornementales indigènes ou introduites sous les latitudes tropicales et subtropicales tant de l'Ancien que du Nouveau Monde, et dont les espèces les plus connues sont le palmier-dattier (Phoenix dactylifera), le dattier des Canaries (P. canariensis) et le dattier du Mékong (P. roebelenii) (genre Phoenix).
  3. 3
    Nom générique donné à une espèce d'arbre sans parenté étroite avec les vrais dattiers, qui sont des monocotylédones (genre Phoenix), et appartenant à la famille des zygophyllacées, le dattier du désert (Balanites aegyptiaca).
  4. 4
    Nom de certaines variétés de raisins de table à grains ovoïdes.

Synonyms

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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 "dattier"?
"dattier" is spelled D-A-T-T-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \da.tje\.
What does "dattier" mean?
As a noun, "dattier" means: Espèce de palmier cultivé de la famille des arécacées (et de la sous-famille des Coryphoideae), connu plus exactement sous le nom de palmier-dattier, à feuilles pennées, et dont les pieds femelles ...
How do you pronounce "dattier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dattier" is \da.tje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dattier" come from?
"dattier" 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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Using “dattier”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is D-A-T-T-I-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \da.tje\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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