Which to use
“dames” is a noun and “Davos” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,140
- “dames” frequency rank
- #27,398
- “Davos” frequency rank
- 31538
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dames | Davos |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Ville du canton des Grisons en Suisse. |
Letter map: dames vs Davos
Shared letters muted; letters that set dames and Davos apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: dames vs Davos
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dames is anoun and Davosaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31538, 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\. Davos is at rank #27,398, 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 31538, this pair ranks #303,167 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dames vs Davos
Shared letters: ads. Private to "dames": em. Private to "Davos": ov.
"dames" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Davos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "dames" vs "Davos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "dames" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Davos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #303,167 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dames" and "Davos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Dabo 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 #303,167 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.