Which to use
“davor” is an adverb and “Devon” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,762
- “davor” frequency rank
- #23,080
- “Devon” frequency rank
- 24842
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | davor | Devon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Adverbiale Bestimmung des Ortes: räumlich vor etwas anderem gelegen | die vierte Formation des Paläozoikums von etwa 419,2 bis 358,9 Millionen Jahren |
Where the eye mixes davor and Devon
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: davor vs Devon
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: davor is [daˈfoːɐ̯] while Devon is [deˈvoːn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24842, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
davor is recorded at frequency rank #1,762, classified as anadv, pronounced [daˈfoːɐ̯]. Devon is at rank #23,080, tagged as anoun, pronounced [deˈvoːn].
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 24842, this pair ranks #1,841,882 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of davor vs Devon
Shared letters: dov. Private to "davor": ar. Private to "Devon": en.
"davor" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Devon" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "davor" and "Devon" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "davor" vs "Devon" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "davor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Devon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,841,882 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "davor" and "Devon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Devon vs devote". 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 #1,841,882 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.