Which to use
“dalton” is a noun and “davon” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,865
- “dalton” frequency rank
- #241
- “davon” frequency rank
- 37106
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dalton | davon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dalton | Bezugnahme auf einen bestimmten Ort; Entfernung ab da oder Ablösung, Trennung, Befreiung von dort |
Where the eye mixes dalton and davon
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. dalton runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against davon's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses dalton with davon
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dalton is [daltɔn] while davon is [daˈfɔn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37106, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dalton is recorded at frequency rank #36,865, classified as anoun, pronounced [daltɔn]. davon is at rank #241, tagged as anadv, pronounced [daˈfɔn].
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 37106, this pair ranks #1,598,675 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dalton vs davon
Shared letters: adno. Private to "dalton": lt. Private to "davon": v.
"dalton" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "davon" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dalton" and "davon" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dalton" or "davon"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "dalton" and "davon" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dalton" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "davon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,598,675 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dalton" and "davon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dalton vs Dämon". 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 #1,598,675 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.