Which to use
“Damm” and “Dämme” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,347
- “Damm” frequency rank
- #36,271
- “Dämme” frequency rank
- 45618
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Damm | Dämme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | durch schüttende Anhäufung von Erdmassen und/oder Felsen, Steinen errichteter Wall | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Damm |
Where the eye mixes Damm and Dämme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Damm runs 4 letters (CVCC) against Dämme's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Damm and Dämme
A purely visual mix-up. Damm ([dam]) and Dämme ([ˈdɛmə]) 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 45618, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Damm is recorded at frequency rank #9,347, classified as anoun, pronounced [dam]. Dämme is at rank #36,271, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈdɛmə].
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 45618, this pair ranks #1,346,920 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Damm vs Dämme
Shared letters: dm. Private to "Damm": a. Private to "Dämme": eä.
"Damm" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Dämme" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Damm ← admm · ddamm · dmam
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Damm" for "Dämme" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Damm" or "Dämme" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Damm" and "Dämme" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Damm" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Dämme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,346,920 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Damm" and "Dämme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Dämme vs dämmert". 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 #1,346,920 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.