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“dann” and “davon” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #56
- “dann” frequency rank
- #241
- “davon” frequency rank
- 297
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dann | davon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt oder einer späteren Zeitspanne in der baldigen Zukunft | Bezugnahme auf einen bestimmten Ort; Entfernung ab da oder Ablösung, Trennung, Befreiung von dort |
Where the eye mixes dann and davon
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dann vs davon
A purely visual mix-up. dann ([dan]) and davon ([daˈfɔn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 297, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dann is recorded at frequency rank #56, classified as anadv, pronounced [dan]. 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 297, this pair ranks #2,006,031 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dann vs davon
Shared letters: adn. Private to "dann": -. Private to "davon": ov.
"dann" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "davon" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dann" for "davon" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dann" vs "davon" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dann" and "davon" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dann" 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 #2,006,031 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dann" and "davon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dann 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 #2,006,031 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.