derm
/dɝm/noun
derm is spelled D-E-R-M: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 70,702nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, derm means “Animal skin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of derm is derms.
How many letters and syllables are in derm?
| Letters | 4: D-E-R-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 70,702nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is derm?
Derm appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 70,702nd 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 derm?
- UK /dɜːm/
- US /dɝm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-derm.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with derm?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as derm from its last stressed vowel (/ɜɹm/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of derm
- derms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does derm mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
datedAnimal skin.
- 2
Synonym of dermis.
- 3
slangGuts, entrails.
What are you going to do with the fish derms?
- 4
slangClipping of dermatologist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does derm come from?
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma, “skin”). Doublet of derma.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).