Which to use
“David” and “Davis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,110
- “David” frequency rank
- #6,491
- “Davis” frequency rank
- 7601
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | David | Davis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Prénom masculin français ou d’autres langues. | Nom de famille anglophone. |
Letter map: David vs Davis
Shared letters muted; letters that set David and Davis apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Spelling & dictionary notes on David vs Davis
David and Davis are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - d in “David” becomes s in “Davis”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7601, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
David is recorded at frequency rank #1,110, classified as aname, pronounced \da.vid\. 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 7601, this pair ranks #422,676 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of David vs Davis
Shared letters: adiv. Private to "David": -. Private to "Davis": s.
"David" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Davis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "David" and "Davis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "David" or "Davis" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "David" and "Davis".
- Full dictionary entry for "David" 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 #422,676 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "David" and "Davis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Davis vs devins". 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 #422,676 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.