Which to use
“dati” and “dota” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,122
- “dati” frequency rank
- #44,989
- “dota” frequency rank
- 75111
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dati | dota |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Donner. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple du verbe doter. |
Letter map: dati vs dota
Shared letters muted; letters that set dati and dota apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. dati and dota follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Corpus notes: dati and dota
dati and dota are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75111, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dati is recorded at frequency rank #30,122, classified as averb. dota is at rank #44,989, tagged as averb, pronounced \dɔ.ta\.
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 75111, this pair ranks #35,105 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dati vs dota
Shared letters: adt. Private to "dati": i. Private to "dota": o.
"dati" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "dota" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dati" for "dota" ever safe?
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What to do next
You've compared "dati" and "dota". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "dati" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dota" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,105 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dati" and "dota" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dota 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 #35,105 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.