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“dais” and “Dane” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,873
- “dais” frequency rank
- #15,597
- “Dane” frequency rank
- 61470
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dais | Dane |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A raised platform in a room for a high table, a seat of honour, a throne, or other dignified occupancy, such as ancestral statues; a similar platform supporting a lectern, pulpit, etc., which may be used to speak from. | A person of Danish descent. |
Where the eye mixes dais and Dane
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. dais (CVVC) and Dane (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: dais vs Dane
A purely visual mix-up. dais (/ˈdeɪ.ɪs/) and Dane (/deɪn/) 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 61470, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dais is recorded at frequency rank #45,873, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈdeɪ.ɪs/. Dane is at rank #15,597, tagged as anoun, pronounced /deɪn/.
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 61470, this pair ranks #94,064 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dais vs Dane
Shared letters: ad. Private to "dais": is. Private to "Dane": en.
"dais" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "Dane" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "dais" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Dane" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #94,064 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dais" and "Dane" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dais vs Dalia". 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 #94,064 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.