Which to use
“datées” and “dites” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,973
- “datées” frequency rank
- #1,409
- “dites” frequency rank
- 32382
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | datées | dites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de dater. | Participe passé féminin pluriel du verbe dire. |
Where the eye mixes datées and dites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: datées vs dites
A purely visual mix-up. datées (\da.te\) and dites (\dit\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32382, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
datées is recorded at frequency rank #30,973, classified as averb, pronounced \da.te\. dites is at rank #1,409, tagged as averb, pronounced \dit\.
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 32382, this pair ranks #297,664 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of datées vs dites
Shared letters: dest. Private to "datées": aé. Private to "dites": i.
"datées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "dites" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dites ← ddites · diets · ditess · ditse · dittes · dties · idtes
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "datées" and "dites" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "datées" or "dites" 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 "datées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dites" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #297,664 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "datées" and "dites" 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 #297,664 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.