damit
\daˈmɪt\
The verdict
“damit” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ainsi, de cette manière, de ce fait, sur ce.
Corpus desk
Index FR-damit · damit · French
damit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | damit |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \daˈmɪt\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « damit » en français
Rare enough to double-check
damit is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \daˈmɪt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
damit doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is damit, spelled D-A-M-I-T.
Definition
- 1Ainsi, de cette manière, de ce fait, sur ce.
- 2Avec ça, de ça.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how damit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Damit fing alles an.
Genug damit!
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.