Which to use
“Date” is a noun and “datées” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #580
- “Date” frequency rank
- #30,973
- “datées” frequency rank
- 31553
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Date | datées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rendez-vous entre deux amoureux. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de dater. |
Where the eye mixes Date and datées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Date and datées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Date is \dɛɪ̯t\ while datées is \da.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31553, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Date is recorded at frequency rank #580, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɛɪ̯t\. datées is at rank #30,973, tagged as averb, pronounced \da.te\.
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 31553, this pair ranks #303,068 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Date vs datées
Shared letters: adet. Private to "Date": -. Private to "datées": sé.
"Date" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "datées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Date ← adte · daet · datte · ddate · dtae
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Date" for "datées" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "Date" or "datées" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Date" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "datées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #303,068 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Date" and "datées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "datées vs douées". 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 #303,068 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.