Which to use
“Davos” and “Devon” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,799
- “Davos” frequency rank
- #9,033
- “Devon” frequency rank
- 36832
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Davos | Devon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A mountain resort and municipality in Grisons, Switzerland, host of the World Economic Forum. | A county of England bordered by Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset, the Bristol Channel and the English Channel. |
Where the eye mixes Davos and Devon
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Davos and Devon
A purely visual mix-up. Davos (/ˈdævɒs/) and Devon (/ˈdɛv.ən/) 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 36832, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Davos is recorded at frequency rank #27,799, classified as aname, pronounced /ˈdævɒs/. Devon is at rank #9,033, tagged as aname, pronounced /ˈdɛv.ən/.
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 36832, this pair ranks #299,780 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Davos vs Devon
Shared letters: dov. Private to "Davos": as. Private to "Devon": en.
"Davos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Devon" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Davos" and "Devon" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Davos" vs "Devon" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Davos" and "Devon" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Davos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Devon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #299,780 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Davos" and "Devon" 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 #299,780 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.