Which to use
“dak” and “Dalek” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,134
- “dak” frequency rank
- #35,675
- “Dalek” frequency rank
- 59809
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dak | Dalek |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A post system by means of transport relays of horses stationed at intervals along a route or network, carrying mail and passengers. | A member of a species of extraterrestrial cyborg mutants who appear in the television programme Doctor Who and are known for travelling in metallic shells, having monotone, mechanically distorted voices, repeating a limited number of phrases, and their fanatical obsession with exterminating other, non-Dalek beings. |
Where the eye mixes dak and Dalek
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dak vs Dalek
A purely visual mix-up. dak (/ɖɑːk/) and Dalek (/ˈdɑːlɛk/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59809, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dak is recorded at frequency rank #24,134, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɖɑːk/. Dalek is at rank #35,675, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈdɑːlɛk/.
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 59809, this pair ranks #104,002 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dak vs Dalek
Shared letters: adk. Private to "dak": -. Private to "Dalek": el.
"dak" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Dalek" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Dalek ← adlek · daelk · dalekk · dalke · dallek · ddalek · dlaek
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dak" and "Dalek" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dak" vs "Dalek" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dak" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Dalek" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,002 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dak" and "Dalek" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Dalek 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 #104,002 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.