damsel
/ˈdæm.zəl/noun
damsel is spelled D-A-M-S-E-L: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,236th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, damsel means “A young woman (of noble birth)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of damsel is damsels.
How many letters and syllables are in damsel?
| Letters | 6: D-A-M-S-E-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 33,236th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is damsel?
Damsel appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,236th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce damsel?
- UK /ˈdæm.zəl/
- US /ˈdæm.zəl/
- US [ˈdɛəm.zɫ̩]
Damsel has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-damsel.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of damsel
- damsels plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does damsel mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A young woman (of noble birth).
- 2
A girl; a maiden (without sexual experience).
- 3
A young woman who is not married.
- 4
An unmarried lady-in-waiting.
- 5
A young, attractive woman.
- 6
A chattering damsel (component of a mill).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Damsel in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | donzela |
| Spanish | damisela , doncella, muchacha |
| French | demoiselle, jeune femme, jeune fille |
| German | Mädchen, Jungfrau |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.