Which to use
“dames” is a noun and “Davis” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,140
- “dames” frequency rank
- #6,491
- “Davis” frequency rank
- 10631
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dames | Davis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Jeu de dames, jeu stratégique à deux joueurs, se jouant avec des pions blancs et noirs sur un damier de 64, 100 ou 144 cases selon la variante des règles utilisée. | Nom de famille anglophone. |
Letter map: dames vs Davis
Shared letters muted; letters that set dames and Davis apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: dames vs Davis
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dames is anoun and Davisaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10631, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dames is recorded at frequency rank #4,140, classified as anoun, pronounced \dam\. Davis is at rank #6,491, tagged as aname.
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 10631, this pair ranks #412,244 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dames vs Davis
Shared letters: ads. Private to "dames": em. Private to "Davis": iv.
"dames" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Davis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dames" for "Davis" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "dames" or "Davis" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "dames" and "Davis".
- Full dictionary entry for "dames" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Davis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #412,244 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dames" and "Davis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Davis vs devins". 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 #412,244 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.