# dames vs Davies

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### dames
*noun · IPA /deɪmz/ · frequency rank #29,988*
plural of dame

### Davies
*name · IPA /ˈdeɪvɪs/ · frequency rank #7,905*
A Welsh and English surname originating as a patronymic derived from the given name Davy/Davey/Davie or David.

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