Which to use
“dates” is a noun and “Davos” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,603
- “dates” frequency rank
- #27,398
- “Davos” frequency rank
- 31001
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dates | Davos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de date. | Ville du canton des Grisons en Suisse. |
Letter map: dates vs Davos
Shared letters muted; letters that set dates and Davos apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - dates and Davos
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dates 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 31001, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dates is recorded at frequency rank #3,603, classified as anoun, pronounced \dat\. 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 31001, this pair ranks #306,643 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dates vs Davos
Shared letters: ads. Private to "dates": et. Private to "Davos": ov.
"dates" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Davos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dates" and "Davos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "dates" or "Davos" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "dates" vs "Davos" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "dates" 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 #306,643 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dates" 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 #306,643 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.