Which to use
“dague” and “Damme” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,913
- “dague” frequency rank
- #36,346
- “Damme” frequency rank
- 68259
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dague | Damme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Espèce de long poignard. | Variante du datif singulier de Damm. |
Where the eye mixes dague and Damme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. dague (CVCVV) and Damme (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between dague and Damme
A purely visual mix-up. dague (\daɡ\) and Damme (\ˈdamə\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68259, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dague is recorded at frequency rank #31,913, classified as anoun, pronounced \daɡ\. Damme is at rank #36,346, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈdamə\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 68259, this pair ranks #59,873 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dague vs Damme
Shared letters: ade. Private to "dague": gu. Private to "Damme": m.
"dague" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "Damme" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dague" and "Damme" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dague" or "Damme"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dague" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Damme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,873 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dague" and "Damme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Damme vs damned". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #59,873 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.