Which to use
“Dalek” and “daze” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,675
- “Dalek” frequency rank
- #33,197
- “daze” frequency rank
- 68872
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Dalek | daze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | The state of being dazed |
Where the eye mixes Dalek and daze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Dalek and daze
A purely visual mix-up. Dalek (/ˈdɑːlɛk/) and daze (/deɪz/) 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 68872, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Dalek is recorded at frequency rank #35,675, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈdɑːlɛk/. daze is at rank #33,197, tagged as anoun, pronounced /deɪz/.
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 68872, this pair ranks #56,993 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Dalek vs daze
Shared letters: ade. Private to "Dalek": kl. Private to "daze": z.
"Dalek" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "daze" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Dalek" for "daze" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Dalek" or "daze"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Dalek" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "daze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,993 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Dalek" and "daze" 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 #56,993 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.