Which to use
“davy” and “duty” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,844
- “davy” frequency rank
- #21,948
- “duty” frequency rank
- 67792
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | davy | duty |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs dav | die moralische oder gesetzliche Pflicht |
Where the eye mixes davy and duty
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. davy and duty follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses davy with duty
A purely visual mix-up. davy ([ˈdavɪ]) and duty ([ˈdjuːti]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67792, 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]. duty is at rank #21,948, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈdjuːti].
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 67792, this pair ranks #528,611 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of davy vs duty
Shared letters: dy. Private to "davy": av. Private to "duty": tu.
"davy" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "duty" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "davy" and "duty" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "davy" vs "duty" - which ranks higher?
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 "davy" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duty" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #528,611 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "davy" and "duty" 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 #528,611 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.