# dating vs during

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### dating
*verb · IPA \ˈdeɪ.tɪŋ\ · frequency rank #28,908*
Participe présent du verbe to date.

### during
*preposition · IPA \ˈdʒʊə.ɹɪŋ\ · frequency rank #33,227*
Durant, pendant, lors de.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/dating-vs-during