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“Davao” and “Davos” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,990
- “Davao” frequency rank
- #27,799
- “Davos” frequency rank
- 57789
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Davao | Davos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A former province of Mindanao, Philippines. | A mountain resort and municipality in Grisons, Switzerland, host of the World Economic Forum. |
Where the eye mixes Davao and Davos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Davao (CVCVV) and Davos (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between Davao and Davos
A purely visual mix-up. Davao (/ˈda.vaʊ̯/) and Davos (/ˈdævɒs/) 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 57789, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Davao is recorded at frequency rank #29,990, classified as aname, pronounced /ˈda.vaʊ̯/. Davos is at rank #27,799, tagged as aname, pronounced /ˈdævɒs/.
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 57789, this pair ranks #116,937 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Davao vs Davos
Shared letters: adov. Private to "Davao": -. Private to "Davos": s.
"Davao" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "Davos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Davao" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Davos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #116,937 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Davao" and "Davos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dabs vs Davos". 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 #116,937 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.