Which to use
“Davos” is a name and “days” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,553
- “Davos” frequency rank
- #10,447
- “days” frequency rank
- 28000
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Davos | days |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Gemeinde im schweizerischen Kanton Graubünden | Plural des Substantivs day |
Where the eye mixes Davos and days
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Davos vs days
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Davos is [daˈfoːs] while days is [deɪz]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28000, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Davos is recorded at frequency rank #17,553, classified as aname, pronounced [daˈfoːs]. days is at rank #10,447, tagged as anoun, pronounced [deɪz].
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 28000, this pair ranks #1,792,297 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Davos vs days
Shared letters: ads. Private to "Davos": ov. Private to "days": y.
"Davos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "days" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Davos" for "days" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Davos" or "days" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Davos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "days" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,792,297 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Davos" and "days" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Davos vs Dinos". 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 #1,792,297 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.