Which to use
“damn” is a verb and “dem” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,507
- “damn” frequency rank
- #16,107
- “dem” frequency rank
- 39614
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | damn | dem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Maudire, damner. | démonstration d’un produit pour en faire la promotion. |
Letter map: damn vs dem
Shared letters muted; letters that set damn and dem apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - damn and dem
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: damn is averb and demanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39614, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
damn is recorded at frequency rank #23,507, classified as averb, pronounced \ˈdæm\. dem is at rank #16,107, tagged as anoun.
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 39614, this pair ranks #246,668 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of damn vs dem
Shared letters: dm. Private to "damn": an. Private to "dem": e.
"damn" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "dem" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- damn ← admn · dammn · damnn · danm · ddamn · dman
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "damn" for "dem" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "damn" or "dem" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "damn" vs "dem" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "damn" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #246,668 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "damn" and "dem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "damn vs domi". 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 #246,668 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.