# Dewar

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈdjuːwə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #41,080

## Definitions
1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
2. An unincorporated community in Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States.
3. A city in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, United States.

## Etymology
From Scottish Gaelic deòradh (“pilgrim, stranger”), an occupational surname for a custodian of holy relics. It could also be an habitational surname, from Dewar, Scottish Borders. The flask is named for James Dewar, who is credited with its invention.

## Easily confused with
- **dewy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dewar-vs-dewy)
- **dwarf** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dewar-vs-dwarf)
- **Dewey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dewar-vs-dewey)
- **dinar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dewar-vs-dinar)
- **der** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/der-vs-dewar)
- **dew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dew-vs-dewar)
- **DEA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dea-vs-dewar)
- **dar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dar-vs-dewar)
- **deal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deal-vs-dewar)
- **dead** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dead-vs-dewar)
- **dear** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dear-vs-dewar)
- **dean** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dean-vs-dewar)
- **deer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deer-vs-dewar)
- **deaf** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deaf-vs-dewar)
- **deva** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deva-vs-dewar)
- **delay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/delay-vs-dewar)
- **decay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decay-vs-dewar)
- **decor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decor-vs-dewar)
- **deter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deter-vs-dewar)
- **defer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defer-vs-dewar)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ddewar`, `deawr`, `dewarr`, `dewra`, `dewwar`, `dwear`, `edwar`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dewar