Which to use
“danger” is a noun and “Danvers” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,526
- “danger” frequency rank
- #34,003
- “Danvers” frequency rank
- 36529
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | danger | Danvers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Exposure to likely harm; peril. | A surname. |
Letter map: danger vs Danvers
Shared letters muted; letters that set danger and Danvers apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Part-of-speech tell for danger / Danvers
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: danger is anoun and Danversaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36529, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
danger is recorded at frequency rank #2,526, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈdeɪn.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/. Danvers is at rank #34,003, tagged as aname.
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 36529, this pair ranks #302,417 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of danger vs Danvers
Shared letters: adenr. Private to "danger": g. Private to "Danvers": sv.
"danger" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Danvers" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "danger" for "Danvers" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "danger" or "Danvers" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "danger" vs "Danvers" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "danger" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Danvers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #302,417 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "danger" and "Danvers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Danes vs Danvers". 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 #302,417 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.