Which to use
“Damm” and “Demo” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,347
- “Damm” frequency rank
- #3,880
- “Demo” frequency rank
- 13227
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Damm | Demo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | durch schüttende Anhäufung von Erdmassen und/oder Felsen, Steinen errichteter Wall | Demonstration, ein öffentlicher Auftritt von Personen zur Meinungsäußerung |
Where the eye mixes Damm and Demo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Damm (CVCC) and Demo (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Damm vs Demo
A purely visual mix-up. Damm ([dam]) and Demo ([ˈdeːmo]) 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 13227, 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]. Demo is at rank #3,880, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈdeːmo].
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 13227, this pair ranks #1,959,298 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Damm vs Demo
Shared letters: dm. Private to "Damm": a. Private to "Demo": eo.
"Damm" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Demo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Damm" for "Demo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Damm" vs "Demo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Damm" and "Demo" 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 "Demo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,959,298 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Damm" and "Demo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "DAAD vs Damm". 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 #1,959,298 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.