Which to use
“davor” is an adverb and “dor” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,762
- “davor” frequency rank
- #35,140
- “dor” frequency rank
- 36902
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | davor | dor |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Adverbiale Bestimmung des Ortes: räumlich vor etwas anderem gelegen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs dare |
Letter map: davor vs dor
Shared letters muted; letters that set davor and dor apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: davor vs dor
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: davor is anadverb and doraverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36902, 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]. dor is at rank #35,140, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 36902, this pair ranks #1,603,784 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of davor vs dor
Shared letters: dor. Private to "davor": av. Private to "dor": -.
"davor" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "dor" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- davor ← advor · daovr · davorr · davro · davvor · ddavor · dvaor
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "davor" and "dor" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "davor" or "dor"?
What to do next
Pair "davor" vs "dor" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "davor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dor" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,603,784 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "davor" and "dor" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dor vs puzzles". 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 #1,603,784 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.