Which to use
“damier” is a noun and “damné” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,756
- “damier” frequency rank
- #43,376
- “damné” frequency rank
- 81132
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | damier | damné |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | Qui est condamné aux peines de l’enfer, qui est puni des peines de l’enfer. |
Where the eye mixes damier and damné
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. damier runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against damné's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between damier and damné
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: damier is \da.mje\ while damné is \dɑ.ne\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81132, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
damier is recorded at frequency rank #37,756, classified as anoun, pronounced \da.mje\. damné is at rank #43,376, tagged as anadj, pronounced \dɑ.ne\.
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 81132, this pair ranks #19,415 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of damier vs damné
Shared letters: adm. Private to "damier": eir. Private to "damné": né.
"damier" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "damné" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- damier ← admier · daimer · dameir · damierr · damire · dammier · ddamier · dmaier
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "damier" and "damné" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "damier" or "damné"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "damier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "damné" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,415 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "damier" and "damné" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "damné 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 #19,415 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.