Damian
/ˈdeɪmɪən/
"damian" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Damian” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #17,336 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #17,336
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 10
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A male given name from Ancient Greek.
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) |
Where “Damian” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Damian is 6 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈdeɪmɪən/. Corpus data places it at rank #17,336 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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.
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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Using “Damian”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-A-M-I-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈdeɪmɪən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “damn” - see the side-by-side comparison. Damian vs damn
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.