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“dances” and “danger” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,729
- “dances” frequency rank
- #2,526
- “danger” frequency rank
- 12255
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dances | danger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of dance | Exposure to likely harm; peril. |
Where the eye mixes dances and danger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dances vs danger
A purely visual mix-up. dances (/ˈdɑːnsɪz/) and danger (/ˈdeɪn.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12255, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dances is recorded at frequency rank #9,729, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈdɑːnsɪz/. danger is at rank #2,526, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈdeɪn.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/.
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 12255, this pair ranks #482,597 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dances vs danger
Shared letters: aden. Private to "dances": cs. Private to "danger": gr.
"dances" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "danger" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dances" and "danger" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dances" or "danger"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dances" and "danger" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dances" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "danger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #482,597 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dances" and "danger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dales vs dances". 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 #482,597 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.