Which to use
“datent” is a verb and “dates” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,548
- “datent” frequency rank
- #3,603
- “dates” frequency rank
- 16151
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | datent | dates |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de dater. | Pluriel de date. |
Same sound, different letters: datent vs dates
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters.
Homophone desk: datent vs dates
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: datent and dates carry the same recorded pronunciation, \dat\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16151, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
datent is recorded at frequency rank #12,548, classified as averb, pronounced \dat\. dates is at rank #3,603, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dat\.
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 16151, this pair ranks #389,141 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of datent vs dates
Shared letters: adet. Private to "datent": n. Private to "dates": s.
"datent" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "dates" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "datent" for "dates" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "datent" or "dates" show up more?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "datent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dates" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #389,141 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "datent" and "dates" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "datent vs dotant". 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 #389,141 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.