Which to use
“Davos” is a name and “devis” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,398
- “Davos” frequency rank
- #13,353
- “devis” frequency rank
- 40751
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Davos | devis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ville du canton des Grisons en Suisse. | Menus propos, entretien familier. |
Letter map: Davos vs devis
Shared letters muted; letters that set Davos and devis apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - Davos and devis
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Davos is aname and devisanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40751, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Davos is recorded at frequency rank #27,398, classified as aname. devis is at rank #13,353, tagged as anoun, pronounced \də.vi\.
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 40751, this pair ranks #238,174 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Davos vs devis
Shared letters: dsv. Private to "Davos": ao. Private to "devis": ei.
"Davos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "devis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've compared "Davos" and "devis". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "Davos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #238,174 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Davos" and "devis" 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 #238,174 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.