Which to use
“damned” is an adjective and “domed” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,655
- “damned” frequency rank
- #34,861
- “domed” frequency rank
- 43516
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | damned | domed |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Godforsaken. | simple past and past participle of dome |
Letter map: damned vs domed
Shared letters muted; letters that set damned and domed apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. damned runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against domed's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - damned and domed
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: damned is anadjective and domedaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43516, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
damned is recorded at frequency rank #8,655, classified as anadj, pronounced /dæmd/. domed is at rank #34,861, tagged as averb.
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 43516, this pair ranks #239,273 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of damned vs domed
Shared letters: dem. Private to "damned": an. Private to "domed": o.
"damned" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "domed" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "damned" and "domed" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "damned" or "domed"?
What to do next
Pair "damned" vs "domed" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "damned" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "domed" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #239,273 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "damned" and "domed" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dimer vs domed". 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 #239,273 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.