Which to use
“dais” and “day” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,873
- “dais” frequency rank
- #120
- “day” frequency rank
- 45993
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dais | day |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | The time when the Sun is above the horizon and it lights the sky. |
Where the eye mixes dais and day
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses dais with day
A purely visual mix-up. dais (/ˈdeɪ.ɪs/) and day (/deɪ̯/) 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 45993, 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/. day is at rank #120, tagged as anoun, pronounced /deɪ̯/.
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 45993, this pair ranks #216,010 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dais vs day
Shared letters: ad. Private to "dais": is. Private to "day": y.
"dais" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "day" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dais ← daiss · dasi · ddais
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dais" 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 #216,010 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dais" and "day" 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 #216,010 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.