| Input | Output |
|---|---|
| 31 August 2013 | 3 word(s) 31 <- Number 8 <- Month 2013 <- Year 2013-08-31 31 August 2013 |
| 31 February 2013 | 3 word(s) 31 <- Number 2 <- Month 2013 <- Year 2013-03-03 31 February 2013 |
| August 27, 2013 | 3 word(s) 8 <- Month 27 <- Number 2013 <- Year 2013-08-27 August 27, 2013 |
| August 27, 2013 September | 4 word(s) 8 <- Month 27 <- Number 2013 <- Year 9 <- Month 2013-08-27 August 27, 2013 September |
| 27/08/2013 | 3 word(s) 27 <- Number 08 <- Number 2013 <- Year invalid date 27/08/2013 |
| 2013-08-27 | 3 word(s) 2013 <- Year 08 <- Number 27 <- Number 2013-08-27 2013-08-27 |
| sometime around 27th August 2013 | 5 word(s) sometime around 27 <- Number 8 <- Month 2013 <- Year 2013-08-27 sometime around 27th August 2013 |
| 27 August 2013 (uncertain) | 4 word(s) 27 <- Number 8 <- Month 2013 <- Year uncertain 2013-08-27 27 August 2013 (uncertain) |
| 27 August 2013 (uncertain who was present) | 7 word(s) 27 <- Number 8 <- Month 2013 <- Year uncertain who was present 2013-08-27 27 August 2013 (uncertain who was present) |
| between 16 and 17 December in the year of our Lord 1770 | 12 word(s) between 16 <- Number and 17 <- Number 12 <- Month in the year of our Lord 1770 <- Year 1770-12-16 between 16 and 17 December in the year of our Lord 1770 |
| the quick brown fox | 4 word(s) the quick brown fox invalid date the quick brown fox |
| 99 red balloons | 3 word(s) 99 <- Year red balloons invalid date 99 red balloons |
| 4 and 20 virgins went down to Inverness | 8 word(s) 4 <- Number and 20 <- Number virgins went down to Inverness invalid date 4 and 20 virgins went down to Inverness |
| 02/04/2013 | 3 word(s) 02 <- Number 04 <- Number 2013 <- Year invalid date 02/04/2013 |
| 32 August 2013 | 3 word(s) 32 <- Year 8 <- Month 2013 <- Year invalid date 32 August 2013 |
Template
editThe template User:RexxS/Start date freeform calls Module:Parsedate to mimic {{startdate}} but with freeform input.
{{User:RexxS/Start date freeform | 28 August 2013}}produces 28 August 2013
Feel free to try your own tests.