# Davies vs Dawes

> 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.

### Dawes
*name · IPA /dɔːz/ · frequency rank #28,506*
A surname originating as a patronymic.

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