damier

\da.mje\

/\da.mje\/ noun

The verdict

“damier” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #37,756 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#37,756
frequency rank, French
6
letters
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Plateau de jeu divisé en carreaux égaux, appelés cases, alternativement de deux couleurs différentes, comme noir et blanc, sur lesquels sont déplacées les pièces au jeu de dames ou au checkers.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

damier vs demie
67% similar
damier vs dater
67% similar
damier vs Damme
50% similar

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

Key facts for damier
PropertyValue
Headworddamier
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\da.mje\
Letters6
Frequency rank#37,756
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “damier” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). damier lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for damier is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \da.mje\. Corpus data places it at rank #37,756 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for damier, with forms such as "admier", "daimer", and "dameir". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "demie", "dater", "Damme", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is damier, spelled D-A-M-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plateau de jeu divisé en carreaux égaux, appelés cases, alternativement de deux couleurs différentes, comme noir et blanc, sur lesquels sont déplacées les pièces au jeu de dames ou au checkers.
  2. 2
    Surface divisée régulièrement en carrés contigus et alternés, de deux couleurs ou de deux teintes de la même couleur.
  3. 3
    Ville dont la totalité ou une partie des rues sont perpendiculaires.
  4. 4
    Quadrillage, surface, espace, couvert de parties ou de parcelles de petite taille.
  5. 5
    Présentation de données sous forme de tableau.
  6. 6
    Nom vernaculaire d’oiseaux dont la livrée rappelle le dessin d’un jeu de dames, tels le synallaxe damier (Schoeniophylax phryganophilus) et le capucin damier (Lonchura punctulata), deux espèces de passereaux.
  7. 7
    Genre monospécifique de grand oiseau pélagique noir et blanc de la famille des procellariidés (e.g. puffins, pétrels, etc.) dont l’unique représentant, le damier du Cap, se retrouve dans tous les océans de l’hémisphère Sud (Daption capensis).
  8. 8
    Nom commun de papillons dont la livrée rappelle le dessin d’un jeu de dames.
  9. 9
    Coquillage marqueté de carrés de diverses couleurs.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: admier,daimer,dameir,damierr,damire,dammier,ddamier,dmaier

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of damier - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

admier2daimer2dameir2damierr1damire2dammier1ddamier1dmaier2
Edit distance from "damier"

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 "damier"?
"damier" is spelled D-A-M-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \da.mje\.
What does "damier" mean?
As a noun, "damier" means: Plateau de jeu divisé en carreaux égaux, appelés cases, alternativement de deux couleurs différentes, comme noir et blanc, sur lesquels sont déplacées les pièces au jeu de dames ou au checkers.
What words are commonly confused with "damier"?
"damier" is commonly confused with "demie", "dater", "Damme". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "damier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "damier" is \da.mje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "damier" come from?
"damier" 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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Using “damier”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is D-A-M-I-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \da.mje\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “demie” - see the side-by-side comparison. damier vs demie
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list