Daman
/dəˈmɑːn/
"daman" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Daman” is uncommon English (frequency #79,433 among 26,416 “D” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,433
- frequency rank, English
- 26,416
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The capital of the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, India.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Daman |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /dəˈmɑːn/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #79,433 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Daman” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Daman is uncommon English at frequency #79,433 among 26,416 “D” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /dəˈmɑːn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Daman in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: *The place name is from Gujarati દમણ (damaṇ). *The given name derives from the Sanskrit equivalent of Ancient Greek Damian, the brother of Cosmas. The correct English form is Daman, spelled D-A-M-A-N.
Definition
- 1The capital of the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, India.
- 2A district of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, India.
- 3A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
Etymology
*The place name is from Gujarati દમણ (damaṇ). *The given name derives from the Sanskrit equivalent of Ancient Greek Damian, the brother of Cosmas.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Daman”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-A-M-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /dəˈmɑːn/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.