# dam vs damn

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### dam
*noun · IPA /dɑːm/ ouvir^(fonte ?) · frequency rank #34,654*
senhora

### damn
*adjective · IPA /dæm/ · frequency rank #27,429*
merda de, porra de, raio de

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/dam-vs-damn