DartvsdavyWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#32,472
“Dart” frequency rank
#45,844
“davy” frequency rank
78316
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Dart davy
Definition in der Sportart Darts verwendeter Wurfpfeil Nominativ Plural des Substantivs dav

Where the eye mixes Dart and davy

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Dart (CVCC) and davy (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

4 ch
Dart
4 ch
davy

Look-alike desk: Dart vs davy

A purely visual mix-up. Dart ([daːɐ̯t]) 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 78316, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Dart is recorded at frequency rank #32,472, classified as anoun, pronounced [daːɐ̯t]. 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 78316, this pair ranks #241,006 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Dart vs davy

Shared letters: ad. Private to "Dart": rt. Private to "davy": vy.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Dart ← adrt · darrt · dartt · datr · ddart · drat
  • davy ← advy · davvy · davyy · dayv · ddavy · dvay

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Dart" and "davy" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([daːɐ̯t] versus [ˈdavɪ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Dart" vs "davy" - which ranks higher?
"Dart" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,472 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.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Dart" 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 #241,006 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Dart" 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 #241,006 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