# damn vs dawn

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### damn
*verb · IPA /ˈdæm/ · frequency rank #845*
To condemn.

### dawn
*verb · IPA /dɔːn/ · frequency rank #4,520*
To begin to brighten with daylight.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/damn-vs-dawn