Dampierre

\dɑ̃.pjɛʁ\

/\dɑ̃.pjɛʁ\/ name

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The verdict

“Dampierre” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #42,272. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,272
frequency rank, French
404,891
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Commune française, située dans le département de l’Aube.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Dampierre vs Dompierre
89% similar

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

Key facts for Dampierre
PropertyValue
HeadwordDampierre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\dɑ̃.pjɛʁ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#42,272
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Dampierre” 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). Dampierre lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Dampierre (IPA \dɑ̃.pjɛʁ\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #42,272 among 404,891 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Dampierre, with forms such as "admpierre", "damiperre", and "dammpierre". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Dompierre", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Dampierre, spelled D-A-M-P-I-E-R-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Commune française, située dans le département de l’Aube.
  2. 2
    Village et ancienne commune française, située dans le département du Calvados intégrée à la commune de Val de Drôme en janvier 2017.
  3. 3
    Commune française, située dans le département du Jura.
  4. 4
    Commune française, située dans le département de la Haute-Marne.
  5. 5
    Ancienne commune française de l’Indre aujourd’hui intégrée à Gargilesse-Dampierre.
  6. 6
    Ancien nom de la commune française Dampierre-en-Bray.
  7. 7
    Ancien nom de la commune française Dampierre-en-Yvelines, utilisée jusqu’en 1974

Synonyms

Dampierre-sur-Aube

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • admpierre
  • damiperre
  • dammpierre
  • dampeirre
  • dampiere
  • dampierer
  • dampirere
  • damppierre
  • dapmierre
  • ddampierre
  • dmapierre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Dampierre - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

admpierre2damiperre2dammpierre1dampeirre2dampiere1dampierer2dampirere2damppierre1
Edit distance from "Dampierre"

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 "Dampierre"?
"Dampierre" is spelled D-A-M-P-I-E-R-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \dɑ̃.pjɛʁ\.
What does "Dampierre" mean?
As a proper noun, "Dampierre" means: Commune française, située dans le département de l’Aube.
What words are commonly confused with "Dampierre"?
"Dampierre" is commonly confused with "Dompierre". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Dampierre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dampierre" is \dɑ̃.pjɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dampierre" come from?
"Dampierre" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Dampierre”

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

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

Same frequency band

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