Which to use
“das” is a noun and “Davis” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,761
- “das” frequency rank
- #6,491
- “Davis” frequency rank
- 19252
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | das | Davis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sida. | Nom de famille anglophone. |
Letter map: das vs Davis
Shared letters muted; letters that set das and Davis apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: das vs Davis
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: das is anoun and Davisaname. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19252, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
das is recorded at frequency rank #12,761, classified as anoun. 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 19252, this pair ranks #374,183 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of das vs Davis
Shared letters: ads. Private to "das": -. Private to "Davis": iv.
"das" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Davis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Davis ← advis · daivs · daviss · davsi · davvis · ddavis · dvais
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "das" and "Davis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "das" or "Davis" show up more?
Useful next steps
You've compared "das" and "Davis". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "das" 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 #374,183 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "das" and "Davis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "das 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 #374,183 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.