Which to use
“David” and “Davies” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #763
- “David” frequency rank
- #7,905
- “Davies” frequency rank
- 8668
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | David | Davies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A male given name from Hebrew. | A Welsh and English surname originating as a patronymic derived from the given name Davy/Davey/Davie or David. |
Where the eye mixes David and Davies
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. David (/ˈdeɪvɪd/) and Davies (/ˈdeɪvɪs/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8668, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
David is recorded at frequency rank #763, classified as aname, pronounced /ˈdeɪvɪd/. Davies is at rank #7,905, tagged as aname, pronounced /ˈdeɪvɪs/.
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 8668, this pair ranks #501,324 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of David vs Davies
Shared letters: adiv. Private to "David": -. Private to "Davies": es.
"David" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Davies" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC