# Davies vs Davis

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Davies
*name · IPA /ˈdeɪvɪs/ · frequency rank #7,905*
A Welsh and English surname originating as a patronymic derived from the given name Davy/Davey/Davie or David.

### Davis
*name · IPA /ˈdeɪ.vɪs/ · frequency rank #3,052*
A surname

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/davies-vs-davis