Which to use
“dangers” is a noun and “Danvers” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,408
- “dangers” frequency rank
- #34,003
- “Danvers” frequency rank
- 42411
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dangers | Danvers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of danger | A surname. |
Letter map: dangers vs Danvers
Shared letters muted; letters that set dangers and Danvers apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Grammar separator: dangers vs Danvers
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dangers is anoun and Danversaname. On the page they differ by a single letter - g in “dangers” becomes v in “Danvers”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42411, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dangers is recorded at frequency rank #8,408, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈdeɪnd͡ʒɚz/. 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 42411, this pair ranks #249,465 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dangers vs Danvers
Shared letters: adenrs. Private to "dangers": g. Private to "Danvers": v.
"dangers" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "Danvers" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dangers" for "Danvers" ever safe?
Which is more common, "dangers" or "Danvers"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "dangers" and "Danvers".
- Full dictionary entry for "dangers" 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 #249,465 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dangers" 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 #249,465 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.