Which to use
“damné” and “damned” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,376
- “damné” frequency rank
- #48,446
- “damned” frequency rank
- 91822
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | damné | damned |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est condamné aux peines de l’enfer, qui est puni des peines de l’enfer. | Damné. |
Where the eye mixes damné and damned
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. damné runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against damned's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses damné with damned
A purely visual mix-up. damné (\dɑ.ne\) and damned (\ˈdæmd\) 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 91822, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
damné is recorded at frequency rank #43,376, classified as anadj, pronounced \dɑ.ne\. damned is at rank #48,446, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ˈdæmd\.
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 91822, this pair ranks #3,499 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of damné vs damned
Shared letters: admn. Private to "damné": é. Private to "damned": e.
"damné" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "damned" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- damned ← admned · damend · dammned · damnde · damnedd · damnned · danmed · ddamned
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "damné" for "damned" ever safe?
Which is more common, "damné" or "damned"?
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 "damné" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "damned" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,499 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "damné" and "damned" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "damage vs damné". 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 #3,499 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.