Which to use
“davon” is an adverb and “dawn” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #241
- “davon” frequency rank
- #13,572
- “dawn” frequency rank
- 13813
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | davon | dawn |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bezugnahme auf einen bestimmten Ort; Entfernung ab da oder Ablösung, Trennung, Befreiung von dort | Morgengrauen, Tagesanbruch |
Where the eye mixes davon and dawn
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. davon runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against dawn's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: davon vs dawn
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: davon is [daˈfɔn] while dawn is [dɔːn]. 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 (adverb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13813, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
davon is recorded at frequency rank #241, classified as anadv, pronounced [daˈfɔn]. dawn is at rank #13,572, tagged as anoun, pronounced [dɔːn].
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 13813, this pair ranks #1,955,510 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of davon vs dawn
Shared letters: adn. Private to "davon": ov. Private to "dawn": w.
"davon" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "dawn" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "davon" and "dawn" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "davon" vs "dawn" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "davon" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dawn" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,955,510 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "davon" and "dawn" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dawn vs dew". 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 #1,955,510 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.