damalig
\ˈdaːˌmaːlɪç\
The verdict
“damalig” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - D’alors, de l'époque.
Corpus desk
Index FR-damalig · damalig · French
damalig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | damalig |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈdaːˌmaːlɪç\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
damalig is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈdaːˌmaːlɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "D’alors, de l'époque.".
damalig has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is damalig, spelled D-A-M-A-L-I-G.
Definition
- 1D’alors, de l'époque.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how damalig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In die Schweiz hatte sich Hanno Berger Ende 2012 abgesetzt, als Ermittler die Büros seiner damaligen Frankfurter Steuerkanzlei durchsuchten.
Sankara, der sich selbst 1983 an die Macht im damaligen Obervolta geputscht hatte, und zwölf Gefährten wurden während einer Sitzung am 15. Oktober 1987 in Ouagadougou erschossen.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.