Which to use
“damper” and “danger” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,127
- “damper” frequency rank
- #2,526
- “danger” frequency rank
- 33653
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | damper | danger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Something that damps or checks: | Exposure to likely harm; peril. |
Where the eye mixes damper and danger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses damper with danger
A purely visual mix-up. damper (/ˈdæmpɚ/) and danger (/ˈdeɪn.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/) 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 33653, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
damper is recorded at frequency rank #31,127, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈdæmpɚ/. danger is at rank #2,526, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈdeɪn.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/.
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 33653, this pair ranks #327,559 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of damper vs danger
Shared letters: ader. Private to "damper": mp. Private to "danger": gn.
"damper" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "danger" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "damper" and "danger" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "damper" or "danger" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "damper" and "danger" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "damper" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "danger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #327,559 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "damper" and "danger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "damper vs dimer". 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 #327,559 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.