DänevsdaysWhich spelling fits?

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

#36,272
“Däne” frequency rank
#10,447
“days” frequency rank
46719
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Däne days
Definition Staatsbürger von Dänemark Plural des Substantivs day

Where the eye mixes Däne and days

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.

4 ch
Däne
4 ch
days

Look-alike desk: Däne vs days

A purely visual mix-up. Däne ([ˈdɛːnə]) and days ([deɪz]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46719, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Däne is recorded at frequency rank #36,272, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈdɛːnə]. days is at rank #10,447, tagged as anoun, pronounced [deɪz].

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 46719, this pair ranks #1,309,327 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Däne vs days

Shared letters: d. Private to "Däne": enä. Private to "days": asy.

"Däne" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "days" · 4 letters · shape CVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • daysadys · dasy · dayss · dayys · ddays · dyas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Däne" for "days" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈdɛːnə] versus [deɪz]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Däne" or "days"?
"days" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,447 in our German list, against #36,272 for "Däne". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Däne" and "days" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Däne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "days" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,309,327 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Däne" and "days" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Däne vs Düne". 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 #1,309,327 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list