Which to use
“damné” is an adjective and “dana” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,376
- “damné” frequency rank
- #16,588
- “dana” frequency rank
- 59964
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | damné | dana |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est condamné aux peines de l’enfer, qui est puni des peines de l’enfer. | Goutte froide. |
Where the eye mixes damné and dana
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. damné runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against dana's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between damné and dana
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: damné is \dɑ.ne\ while dana is \ˈd̪a.na\. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59964, 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\. dana is at rank #16,588, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈd̪a.na\.
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 59964, this pair ranks #100,186 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of damné vs dana
Shared letters: adn. Private to "damné": mé. Private to "dana": -.
"damné" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "dana" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dana ← adna · daan · danna · ddana · dnaa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "damné" for "dana" ever safe?
Frequency check: "damné" vs "dana" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "damné" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dana" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #100,186 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "damné" and "dana" 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 #100,186 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.