Which to use
“danger” and “dodger” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,526
- “danger” frequency rank
- #20,617
- “dodger” frequency rank
- 23143
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | danger | dodger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Exposure to likely harm; peril. | Someone who dodges (avoids something by quickly moving). |
Where the eye mixes danger and dodger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses danger with dodger
A purely visual mix-up. danger (/ˈdeɪn.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/) and dodger (/ˈdɒd͡ʒ.ə(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 23143, 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)/. dodger is at rank #20,617, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈdɒd͡ʒ.ə(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 23143, this pair ranks #411,438 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of danger vs dodger
Shared letters: degr. Private to "danger": an. Private to "dodger": o.
"danger" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "dodger" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "danger" and "dodger" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "danger" or "dodger"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "danger" and "dodger" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "danger" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dodger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #411,438 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "danger" and "dodger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dodger vs doer". 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 #411,438 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.