# Dalton vs Dayton

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Dalton
*name · IPA /ˈdɒltən/ · frequency rank #14,307*
A habitational surname from Old English.

### Dayton
*name · IPA /ˈdeɪtən/ · frequency rank #14,931*
A surname.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dalton-vs-dayton