dahervsdavorWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“daher” and “davor” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#377
“daher” frequency rank
#1,762
“davor” frequency rank
2139
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature daher davor
Definition ersetzt einen bestimmten Ort, der zuvor erwähnt wurde, von dort Adverbiale Bestimmung des Ortes: räumlich vor etwas anderem gelegen

Where the eye mixes daher and davor

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
daher
5 ch
davor

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. daher ([daˈheːɐ̯]) and davor ([daˈfoːɐ̯]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2139, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

daher is recorded at frequency rank #377, classified as anadv, pronounced [daˈheːɐ̯]. davor is at rank #1,762, tagged as anadv, pronounced [daˈfoːɐ̯].

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 2139, this pair ranks #2,003,011 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of daher vs davor

Shared letters: adr. Private to "daher": eh. Private to "davor": ov.

"daher" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "davor" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • daheradher · daehr · daherr · dahher · dahre · ddaher · dhaer
  • davoradvor · daovr · davorr · davro · davvor · ddavor · dvaor

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "daher" and "davor" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([daˈheːɐ̯] versus [daˈfoːɐ̯]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "daher" or "davor"?
"daher" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #377 in our German list, against #1,762 for "davor". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "daher" and "davor". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "daher" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "davor" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #2,003,011 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "daher" and "davor" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "davor vs devot". 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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list