Which to use
“damier” and “dancer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,756
- “damier” frequency rank
- #41,214
- “dancer” frequency rank
- 78970
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | damier | dancer |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Danseur, danseuse. |
Where the eye mixes damier and dancer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: damier vs dancer
A purely visual mix-up. damier (\da.mje\) and dancer (\ˈdɑːns.ə(ɹ)\) 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 78970, 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\. dancer is at rank #41,214, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈdɑːns.ə(ɹ)\.
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 78970, this pair ranks #24,393 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of damier vs dancer
Shared letters: ader. Private to "damier": im. Private to "dancer": cn.
"damier" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "dancer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "damier" and "dancer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "damier" or "dancer" show up more?
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 "dancer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,393 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "damier" and "dancer" 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 #24,393 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.