DamenvsdomesTell them apart

Which to use

“Damen” and “domes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,411
“Damen” frequency rank
#43,811
“domes” frequency rank
45222
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Damen domes
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Dame Plural des Substantivs dome

Where the eye mixes Damen and domes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Damen
5 ch
domes

Look-alike desk: Damen vs domes

A purely visual mix-up. Damen ([ˈdaːmən]) and domes ([dəʊmz]) 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 45222, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Damen is recorded at frequency rank #1,411, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈdaːmən]. domes is at rank #43,811, tagged as anoun, pronounced [dəʊmz].

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 45222, this pair ranks #1,360,405 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Damen vs domes

Shared letters: dem. Private to "Damen": an. Private to "domes": os.

"Damen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "domes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Damenadmen · daemn · damenn · dammen · damne · ddamen · dmaen
  • domesddomes · dmoes · doems · domess · dommes · domse · odmes

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Damen" and "domes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈdaːmən] versus [dəʊmz]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Damen" or "domes" show up more?
"Damen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,411 in our German list, against #43,811 for "domes". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Damen" and "domes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Damen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "domes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,360,405 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Damen" and "domes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Docks vs domes". 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 #1,360,405 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list