Damien

\da.mjɛ̃\

/\da.mjɛ̃\/ name

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The verdict

“Damien” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #8,526. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,526
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prénom masculin.

Corpus desk

Index FR-damien · Damien · French

Damien · rank #8,526 · 8 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,526
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH cuisson

Nearest frequency peer: cuisson (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Damien »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Damien » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Damien vs damn
50% similar
Damien vs demie
50% similar
Damien vs Damme
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Damien
PropertyValue
HeadwordDamien
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\da.mjɛ̃\
Letters6
Frequency rank#8,526
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Damien »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Damiense place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « cuisson » (#8,525), « demoiselle » (#8,527), « cruel » (#8,524). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « Damien » est au #8,526. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Damien (IPA \da.mjɛ̃\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #8,526 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Prénom masculin.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Damien, with forms such as "admien", "daimen", and "damein". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "damn", "demie", "Damme", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Damien, spelled D-A-M-I-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom masculin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Damien appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. En cruisers 35/39 ans, Damien Grouazel (Quévert) a subi un vol plané en finale dans la première ligne droite, engendrant un énorme carambolage avec trois candidats.

This word in other languages

Damian(English)Damián(Español)Damian(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • admien
  • daimen
  • damein
  • damienn
  • damine
  • dammien
  • ddamien
  • dmaien

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Damien - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

admien2daimen2damein2damienn1damine2dammien1ddamien1dmaien2
Edit distance from "Damien"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Damien"?
"Damien" is spelled D-A-M-I-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \da.mjɛ̃\.
What does "Damien" mean?
As a proper noun, "Damien" means: Prénom masculin.
What words are commonly confused with "Damien"?
"Damien" is commonly confused with "damn", "demie", "Damme". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Damien"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Damien" is \da.mjɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Damien" come from?
"Damien" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Damien", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

chutes#8,515censée#8,511Eugène#8,543Bastia#8,504

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

cuisson8 variantsDylan8 variantsclefs8 variantschauffe8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list