Which to use
“dan” and “dray” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,065
- “dan” frequency rank
- #49,605
- “dray” frequency rank
- 53670
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dan | dray |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Grade, degré de qualification dans la pratique d’un art martial, qui se traduit en général par le port d’une ceinture noire (contrairement aux grades kyu). | Charrette. |
Where the eye mixes dan and dray
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dan vs dray
A purely visual mix-up. dan (\dan\) and dray (\dɹeɪ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53670, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dan is recorded at frequency rank #4,065, classified as anoun, pronounced \dan\. dray is at rank #49,605, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dɹeɪ\.
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 53670, this pair ranks #139,204 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dan vs dray
Shared letters: ad. Private to "dan": n. Private to "dray": ry.
"dan" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "dray" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dray ← dary · ddray · drayy · drray · drya · rday
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dan" and "dray" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dan" or "dray"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dan" and "dray" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dray" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #139,204 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dan" and "dray" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "DAF vs dray". 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 #139,204 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.