Which to use
“day” and “dray” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,334
- “day” frequency rank
- #49,605
- “dray” frequency rank
- 54939
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | day | dray |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Jour. | Charrette. |
Where the eye mixes day and dray
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: day vs dray
A purely visual mix-up. day (\deɪ\) 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 54939, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
day is recorded at frequency rank #5,334, classified as anoun, pronounced \deɪ\. 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 54939, this pair ranks #130,677 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of day vs dray
Shared letters: ady. Private to "day": -. Private to "dray": r.
"day" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "dray" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dray ← dary · ddray · drayy · drray · drya · rday
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "day" and "dray" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "day" or "dray"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "day" 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 #130,677 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "day" 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 #130,677 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.