# Davies vs duties

> 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.

### duties
*noun · IPA /duːtiz/ · frequency rank #4,153*
plural of duty

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