damma
[da.ma]
The verdict
“damma” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Variante de dhamma.
Corpus desk
Index FR-damma · damma · French
damma · 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 | damma |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [da.ma] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « damma » en français
Rare enough to double-check
damma is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [da.ma]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante de dhamma.".
No misspelling variants are generated for damma in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is damma, spelled D-A-M-M-A.
Definition
- 1Variante de dhamma.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how damma appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le fatha vaut tantôt a, tantôt e ou a anglais (c’est-à-dire tirant sur le son de e) ; le damma tantôt o sourd, tantôt ou, ces deux voyelles ont toujours le premier son sur les finales des mots, et le plus souvent sur ظ ط ض ص خ ح ق غ ع, et avant les mêmes lettres privées de voyelle ; dans les autres circonstances, elles ont souvent l’autre son : je dis sou…
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