# days vs Des

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### days
*noun · IPA /ˈdeɪz/ · frequency rank #218*
plural of day

### Des
*name · IPA /dɛz/ · frequency rank #4,664*
Short form of the male given name Desmond.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/days-vs-des