Which to use
“Daun” is a name and “davon” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,444
- “Daun” frequency rank
- #241
- “davon” frequency rank
- 37685
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Daun | davon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Stadt in Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland | Bezugnahme auf einen bestimmten Ort; Entfernung ab da oder Ablösung, Trennung, Befreiung von dort |
Where the eye mixes Daun and davon
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Daun with davon
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Daun is [daʊ̯n] 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 (name vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37685, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Daun is recorded at frequency rank #37,444, classified as aname, pronounced [daʊ̯n]. 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 37685, this pair ranks #1,583,735 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Daun vs davon
Shared letters: adn. Private to "Daun": u. Private to "davon": ov.
"Daun" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "davon" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Daun" for "davon" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Daun" or "davon" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Daun" 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 #1,583,735 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Daun" and "davon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Daun 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 #1,583,735 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.