données

\dɔ.ne\

/\dɔ.ne\/ noun

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The verdict

“données” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #684. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#684
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-donnees · données · French

données · rank #684 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #684
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH devient

Nearest frequency peer: devient (-1 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 « données »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « données » 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).

données vs donner
71% similar
données vs donnez
71% similar
données vs donnés
86% similar

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

Key facts for données
PropertyValue
Headworddonnées
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\dɔ.ne\
Letters7
Frequency rank#684
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « données »

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

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « devient » (#683), « cher » (#682), « chacun » (#681). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « données » est au #684. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around données (IPA \dɔ.ne\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #684 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de donnée.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for données, with forms such as "ddonnées", "dnonées", and "donnees". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "donner", "donnez", "donnés", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is données, spelled D-O-N-N-É-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de donnée.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Cette panoplie de données objectives et quantifiées permet de dépasser largement l’approche intuitive, pifométrique et incertaine qui reste la plus souvent celle de la psychologie historique.

This word in other languages

data(English)datos(Español)Daten(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddonnées
  • dnonées
  • donnees
  • donneés
  • donnéess
  • donnése
  • donées
  • donénes
  • odnnées

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddonnées1dnonées2donnees1donneés2donnéess1donnése2donées1donénes2
Edit distance from "données"

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 "données"?
"données" is spelled D-O-N-N-É-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \dɔ.ne\.
What does "données" mean?
As a noun, "données" means: Pluriel de donnée.
What words are commonly confused with "données"?
"données" is commonly confused with "donner", "donnez", "donnés". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "données"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "données" is \dɔ.ne\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "données" come from?
"données" 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 "données", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

devient#683seconde#677plupart#675partout#674

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

chacun9 variantsétudes9 variantspenser9 variantsfaisait9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list