# Dayton vs Drayton

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Dayton
*name · IPA /ˈdeɪtən/ · frequency rank #14,931*
A surname.

### Drayton
*name · IPA /ˈdɹeɪ.tən/ · frequency rank #35,266*
Any of several places in England, with more in other countries named after the English ones:

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