Which to use
“darcy” and “dray” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,688
- “darcy” frequency rank
- #49,605
- “dray” frequency rank
- 76293
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | darcy | dray |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Unité de mesure de la perméabilité d'un milieu poreux. | Charrette. |
Where the eye mixes darcy and dray
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: darcy vs dray
A purely visual mix-up. darcy (\daʁ.si\) 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 76293, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
darcy is recorded at frequency rank #26,688, classified as anoun, pronounced \daʁ.si\. 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 76293, this pair ranks #31,532 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of darcy vs dray
Shared letters: adry. Private to "darcy": c. Private to "dray": -.
"darcy" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "dray" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "darcy" and "dray" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "darcy" vs "dray" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "darcy" 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 #31,532 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "darcy" 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 #31,532 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.