Damian
/ˈdeɪmɪən/
"damian" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Damian” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #17,336. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #17,336
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 10
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A male given name from Ancient Greek.
Corpus desk
Index EN-damian · Damian · English
Damian · rank #17,336 · 8 variants · 10 confusables
- FREQ-MID #17,336
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH counterfeit
Nearest frequency peer: counterfeit (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Damian”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- cornerstone
cornerstone
82,668 corpus weight
- correctness
correctness
82,667 corpus weight
- counterfeit
counterfeit
82,666 corpus weight
- Damian
Damian
82,665 corpus weight
- dazzling
dazzling
82,664 corpus weight
- DEA
DEA
82,663 corpus weight
What this shows “Damian” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Damian |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈdeɪmɪən/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #17,336 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 10 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Damian”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around Damian (IPA /ˈdeɪmɪən/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #17,336 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A male given name from Ancient Greek.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Damian, with forms such as "admian", "daiman", and "damain". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "damn", "Damon", "Daria", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From the Ancient Greek name Δαμιανός (Damianós) which was derived from δαμάω (damáō, “to tame”) (see δαμάζω (damázō)). Name known in Ancient Greece, later borne by Christian saints. The correct English form is Damian, spelled D-A-M-I-A-N.
Definition
- 1A male given name from Ancient Greek.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Damian appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A similar idiocy occurred in November 1993, when Clive Kirke, a vicar of Litherland, England, objected to baptizing Gaynor Brennan's son Damian because it was the demon's name in the Omen films.
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek name Δαμιανός (Damianós) which was derived from δαμάω (damáō, “to tame”) (see δαμάζω (damázō)). Name known in Ancient Greece, later borne by Christian saints.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- admian
- daiman
- damain
- damiann
- damina
- dammian
- ddamian
- dmaian
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Damian - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Damian", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).