dativsdetTell them apart

Quick tell: dati is a verb, det is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“dati” is a verb and “det” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#30,122
“dati” frequency rank
#34,976
“det” frequency rank
65098
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dati det
Definition Donner. Mer.

Letter map: dati vs det

Shared letters muted; letters that set dati and det apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
dati
3 ch
det

Role in the sentence - dati and det

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dati is averb and detanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65098, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dati is recorded at frequency rank #30,122, classified as averb. det is at rank #34,976, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈdet\.

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 65098, this pair ranks #73,845 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of dati vs det

Shared letters: dt. Private to "dati": ai. Private to "det": e.

"dati" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "det" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • datiadti · dait · datti · ddati · dtai

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "dati" and "det" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "dati" is a verb and "det" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "dati" vs "det" - which ranks higher?
"dati" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,122 in our French list, against #34,976 for "det". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "dati" and "det".

  • Full dictionary entry for "dati" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "det" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #73,845 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dati" and "det" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "DCI vs det". 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 #73,845 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list