dim-witted
/dɪmˈwɪtəd/
"dim-witted" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dim-witted” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Being a dimwit; stupid; foolish; simple.
Corpus desk
Index EN-dim-witted · dim-witted · English
dim-witted · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dim-witted |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /dɪmˈwɪtəd/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dim-witted” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
dim-witted is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /dɪmˈwɪtəd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Being a dimwit; stupid; foolish; simple.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for dim-witted, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is dim-witted, spelled D-I-M---W-I-T-T-E-D.
Definition
- 1Being a dimwit; stupid; foolish; simple.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how dim-witted appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"Don't fool yourself," I said. "I could have slugged this pair of amateur gorillas any hour of the day or night. I've not done it because you've got nothing against them other than their being a pair of dim-witted nuisances."
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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