dansvsDaviTell them apart

Which to use

“dans” and “Davi” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#14,559
“dans” frequency rank
#5,182
“Davi” frequency rank
19741
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dans Davi
Definition acusativo singular de dansur prenome masculino

Where the eye mixes dans and Davi

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
dans
4 ch
Davi

Visual trap between dans and Davi

A purely visual mix-up. dans (/ˈdan̥s/) and Davi (/da.ˈvi/.) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19741, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dans is recorded at frequency rank #14,559, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈdan̥s/. Davi is at rank #5,182, tagged as anoun, pronounced /da.ˈvi/..

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 19741, this pair ranks #50,915 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of dans vs Davi

Shared letters: ad. Private to "dans": ns. Private to "Davi": iv.

"dans" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "Davi" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dansadns · danns · danss · dasn · ddans · dnas
  • Daviadvi · daiv · davvi · ddavi · dvai

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "dans" and "Davi" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (/ˈdan̥s/ versus /da.ˈvi/.) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "dans" vs "Davi" - which ranks higher?
"Davi" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,182 in our Portuguese list, against #14,559 for "dans". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "dans" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Davi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #50,915 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dans" and "Davi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dans vs dat". 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 #50,915 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list