# dame vs damsel

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### dame
*noun · IPA /deɪm/ · frequency rank #7,551*
Usually capitalized as Dame: a title equivalent to Sir for a female knight.

### damsel
*noun · IPA /ˈdæm.zəl/ · frequency rank #33,195*
A young woman (of noble birth).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dame-vs-damsel