Which to use
“dames” and “damier” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,140
- “dames” frequency rank
- #37,756
- “damier” frequency rank
- 41896
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dames | damier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Jeu de dames, jeu stratégique à deux joueurs, se jouant avec des pions blancs et noirs sur un damier de 64, 100 ou 144 cases selon la variante des règles utilisée. | 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. |
Where the eye mixes dames and damier
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dames vs damier
A purely visual mix-up. dames (\dam\) and damier (\da.mje\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41896, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dames is recorded at frequency rank #4,140, classified as anoun, pronounced \dam\. damier is at rank #37,756, tagged as anoun, pronounced \da.mje\.
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 41896, this pair ranks #229,747 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dames vs damier
Shared letters: adem. Private to "dames": s. Private to "damier": ir.
"dames" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "damier" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dames" and "damier" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dames" vs "damier" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dames" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "damier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #229,747 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dames" and "damier" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "damier 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 #229,747 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.