Which to use
“davy” and “day” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,844
- “davy” frequency rank
- #3,718
- “day” frequency rank
- 49562
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | davy | day |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs dav | der Tag |
Where the eye mixes davy and day
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: davy vs day
A purely visual mix-up. davy ([ˈdavɪ]) and day ([deɪ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49562, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
davy is recorded at frequency rank #45,844, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈdavɪ]. day is at rank #3,718, tagged as anoun, pronounced [deɪ].
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 49562, this pair ranks #1,206,797 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of davy vs day
Shared letters: ady. Private to "davy": v. Private to "day": -.
"davy" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "day" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- davy ← advy · davvy · davyy · dayv · ddavy · dvay
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "davy" and "day" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "davy" or "day"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "davy" and "day" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "davy" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "day" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,206,797 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "davy" and "day" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Darcy vs davy". 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 #1,206,797 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.