DarmvsdavyConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#8,695
“Darm” frequency rank
#45,844
“davy” frequency rank
54539
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Darm davy
Definition Organ zur Verdauung Nominativ Plural des Substantivs dav

Where the eye mixes Darm and davy

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
Darm
4 ch
davy

Why the eye confuses Darm with davy

A purely visual mix-up. Darm ([daʁm]) and davy ([ˈdavɪ]) 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 54539, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Darm is recorded at frequency rank #8,695, classified as anoun, pronounced [daʁm]. davy is at rank #45,844, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈdavɪ].

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 54539, this pair ranks #1,014,959 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Darm vs davy

Shared letters: ad. Private to "Darm": mr. Private to "davy": vy.

"Darm" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "davy" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Darmadrm · damr · darmm · darrm · ddarm · dram
  • davyadvy · davvy · davyy · dayv · ddavy · dvay

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Darm" for "davy" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([daʁm] versus [ˈdavɪ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Darm" or "davy"?
"Darm" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,695 in our German list, against #45,844 for "davy". 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 "Darm" and "davy" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Darm" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "davy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,014,959 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Darm" and "davy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Darcy vs davy". 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 #1,014,959 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