daymare
/ˈdeɪˌmɛɚ/noun, verb
daymare is spelled D-A-Y-M-A-R-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, daymare means “A vivid, unpleasant mental image, having the characteristics of a nightmare, during wakefulness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of daymare is daymares.
How many letters and syllables are in daymare?
| Letters | 7: D-A-Y-M-A-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 95 million words; the 313,259th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is daymare?
Daymare appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce daymare?
- UK /ˈdeɪˌmɛə/
- US /ˈdeɪˌmɛɚ/
Daymare has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of daymare
- daymares plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- daymaring participle, present
- daymared participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does daymare mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A vivid, unpleasant mental image, having the characteristics of a nightmare, during wakefulness.
verb
- 1
To have a daymare.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does daymare come from?
From day + mare, after nightmare.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).